The theater was found near the ruins of a Doric temple dedicated to Asclepius and his daughter Hygieia. The cavea is based on natural ground, divided into three tiers with probably six rows of seats each. It maintains four rows of seats and the altar of Thymele in the center of the first row. The orchestra has a diameter of 12.5 m. The stage building (3.25×8.5 m.) had an off-stage area and proscenia.
Ancient Theater of Isthmus in Kefalos, Kos island
Theater
The theater was found near the ruins of a Doric temple dedicated to Asclepius and his daughter Hygieia. The cavea is based on natural ground, divided into three tiers with probably six rows of seats each. It maintains four rows of seats and the altar of Thymele in the center of the first row.
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Position Palatia at Kefalos, municipality of Heraklidon, prefecture of the Dodecanese
Hellenistic period (4th century BC)
The theater was found near the ruins of a Doric temple dedicated to Asclepius and his daughter Hygieia. The cavea is based on natural ground, divided into three tiers with probably six rows of seats each. It maintains four rows of seats and the altar of Thymele in the center of the first row. The orchestra has a diameter of 12.5 m. The stage building (3.25×8.5 m.) had an off-stage area and proscenia.
The state of preservation is relatively good, but is threatened by soil precipitation.
The stage building was excavated in 1928 (l. Laurenzi) by the Italian Archaeological Mission of the Dodecanese.
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Access to the monument is unhindered, without any security problems. There is water supply nearby. The monument belongs to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture / 22nd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, which is in charge of the prefecture of the Dodecanese.
Ministry of Culture / 22nd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities
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