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Ancient Theater of Acharnes

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In a private plot of land in the center of the modern city of Acharnes, at 21 Salaminos Street (block 61) excavations revealed a tier with 10 semicircular seats of limestone, as well as two half tiers on either side of the first, part of the graveled orchestra, a small section of the diazoma pathway and the drain of the theater of the ancient city.
The theater dates back to the first half of the 4th century BC. It is oriented towards the N-NW. The orchestra has a horseshoe shape.
It is estimated that the theater can seat 1,500-2,000 spectators.
It used to be a venue of music and singing competitions, ancient theater performances and official ceremonies (announcements of resolutions etc.)
It survived until the late Roman period.

Name of monument

Ancient theater of Acharnes

Category

Theater

Brief description

The theater of ancient Acharnes has the tripartite characteristic structure of theaters in the classical-Hellenistic period: cavea, orchestra and stage building.

Images - plans

There is photographic documentation in the Archives of the 2nd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, which also keeps plans and representations (by K. Delis).

Documentation - Bibliography

1) IG II 2 1206 U. IG II 2 1206.

2) U. Köhler AM 1878, p. 240.

3) Whitehead, D. Whitehead, The Demes of Attica, from 508/7ca.- 250Β.C., A political and Social Study, 1986, p. 162.

4) G. Steinhauer, Two Resolutions from Acharnes, ΑΕ 1992, p. 179-193.

Location

21 Salaminos Street (Block 61, K.Trivellas’s plot). Downtown of the city of Acharnes

Dating

First half of the 4th century BC

General description of Monument

In a private plot of land in the center of the modern city of Acharnes, at 21 Salaminos Street (block 61) excavations revealed a tier with 10 semicircular seats of limestone, as well as two half tiers on either side of the first, part of the graveled orchestra, a small section of the diazoma pathway and the drain of the theater of the ancient city.
The theater dates back to the first half of the 4th century BC. It is oriented towards the N-NW. The orchestra has a horseshoe shape.
It is estimated that the theater can seat 1,500-2,000 spectators.
It used to be a venue of music and singing competitions, ancient theater performances and official ceremonies (announcements of resolutions etc.)
It survived until the late Roman period.

Current situation

Part of the cavea came to light in a relatively good state regarding the conservation of the stone material, with the exception of the western seats, the diazoma pathway and the and epitheater (which appeared to be wooden).

Excavations - Interventions

The excavation of the site began in February 2007 and was stopped in the autumn of the same year.

To protect it from bad weather, the monument was covered with geotextile and sand, as proposed by the Culture Ministry’s Directorate of Restoration of Ancient Monuments

Copyrights

The monument belongs to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture & Tourism/ 2nd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities.

Jurisdiction

The monument belongs to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture & Tourism/ 2nd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities.

Latitude

38.080325°

Longitude

23.733298°

NameDateAmount (€)
Yiorgos Loukides18/11/20221.00
VASSILIKI KOSTOULA25/08/202230.00
Adinor Karafotias 04/07/202240.00
Georgios Loukides20/04/20221.00
PETER ΑLGING24/01/2022215.43
5th Primary School _ Liossion24/01/202218.53
CHRYSOULA KOPTERIDOU16/12/202150.00
Maria Thomopoulou03/12/202150.00
3 General School29/11/2021171.00
LEO KATSANOU FAMILY11/11/2021100.00
POLINA IOANNOU05/11/202150.00
LABRINOS KATOPODIS05/11/202170.00
Diazoma Association18/10/20213.000.00
PANAYIOTIS ALGING18/10/2021200.00
MARIA PAPADAKI15/10/202130.00
George Loukides07/09/20214.00
Sophia Koubouri2.000.00
Maria Micha2.450.00
DIMAND A.E1.500.00
Georgios Tsekouras1.500.00
ΙΕΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΗ ΙΛΙΟΥ ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ - ΠΕΤΡΟΥΠΟΛΗΣ1.000.00
ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΗ ΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΗ " ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΠΟΛΗ ΜΑΣ "700.00
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Ioanna Gabreel500.00
Panayiotis Fotiades500.00
Heleni Tzempetzi500.00
Olga Tsekoura500.00
ΟΡΕΙΒΑΤΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ500.00
Ioannis Tsamalis500.00
ΕΚΔΡΟΜΕΙΣ ΣΤΟ ΑΡΧΑΙΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΟΙΝΙΑΔΩΝ EPISKENIO430.00
Stylianos Vellas300.00
Maria Lili300.00
Maria Spiraki300.00
Sotiris Douros300.00
Katerina Vrettou300.00
Spyridon Striftos300.00
Athanasios Koubouris300.00
Demetris Katsandris300.00
ΕΚΔΡΟΜΕΙΣ ΕΡΕΤΡΙΑΣ ΕΠΙΣΚΗΝΙΟΝ285.00
Konstantina Gabriel200.00
Anna Koukouli200.00
Maria Platonos200.00
Georgios Raptis200.00
Spyridoula Pachi200.00
Eugenia Lada200.00
Evaggelos Dielas200.00
Zafiria Paloubi200.00
1ο ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΟ ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ155.00
Ioannis Matoukas150.00
Ioannis Moustakatos150.00
Stavros Kinderides150.00
ΦΙΛΟΙ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΑΤΡΟΥ ΑΓΓΕΛΩΝ ΒΗΜΑ128.00
ΦΙΛΟΤΕΧΝΙΚΗ ΛΕΣΧΗ ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ120.00
BERNADET ΚΟΥΤΣΟΥΜΑΡΗ120.00
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Barbaris Demetris15.00
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8 Gymnasium of Acharnes85.00
Helga Seeden25.00
Ekaterini Betsi25.00
5th Gymnasium of Acharnes113.60
2nd Gymnasium Acharnon150.00
Demetris Logothetis30.00
Vassiliki Katsanou30.00
Dimitrios Vaporidis40.00
PETOUMENOU PARASKEVI70.00
CHRISTINA DAMASKOU70.00
Total
€30.557.56

Expenditures

ExpenditureDateAmount (€)
Ancient Theatre of Acharnes Book Expances ‘’Ο ΑΧΑΡΝΗΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΟΦΑΝΗΣ’’3.498.00
Ancient theatre of Acharnes Costs for the inscription227.85
Ancient theatre of Acharnes Guide tour for the Episkepnion members372.00
ANCIENT THEATRE OF ACHARNES STUDIE’S TOTAL EXPANSES18.854.00
Digital publication / Έκδοση βιβλίου Αριστοφάνη ‘’Αχαρνής’’1.178.00
ΑΡΧΑΙΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ ΑΠΟΔΟΣΗ ΦΟΡΟΥ30.00
ΑΡΧΑΙΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ ΕΠΕΞΕΡΓΑΣΙΑ ΨΗΦΙΑΚΟΥ ΒΙΝΤΕΟ62.00
ΑΡΧΑΙΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ ΚΑΓΚΕΛΑ ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΞΗΣ359.60
ΑΡΧΑΙΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΞΗ1.752.80
ΑΡΧΑΙΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ ΠΙΝΑΚΙΔΕΣ ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΞΗΣ39.68
ΑΡΧΑΙΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗ ΔΟΣΗ ΕΠΙΒΛΕΨΗΣ ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΞΗΣ208.00
ΑΡΧΑΙΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ ΤΕΛΙΚΗ ΔΟΣΗ ΕΠΙΒΛΕΨΗΣ ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΞΗΣ156.00
Total
€26.737.93
Balance
€3.819.63
  • In 2007 the ancient theatre of Acharnes was revealed by chance at No 21 Salaminos Street, in the city centre.
  • In November 2009 the President of Diazoma visited the Ancient Theatre of Acharnes in the framework of his tour of the ancient theatres of Eastern Attica, where he met with local agencies. (see here)
  • In June 2010 ‘DIAZOMA’ set up the “piggy bank” for the ancient theatre. (see here)
  • EPISKINION NON PROFIT was set up, following the Diazoma model, in September 2010, and it has undertaken the care and support of the “piggy bank” set up by ‘DIAZOMA’.
  • In October 2011 the first expropriation of the property owned by K. Trivellas was carried out. Remuneration came to €472,018.5.
  • In March 2016 the assignment of the master plan with the title ‘Complete spatial planning of cultural routes, focusing on the Ancient Theatre of Acharnes’ was signed between DIAZOMA and Mr Dimitris Oikonomou, professor of Spacial Planning, Urban Planning, and Regional Development of the University of Thessaly, and his partner Mr Ilias Kyparissias.
  • April 2019 saw the completion of the second expropriation of properties, owned by Borsis, Gritsis, and Pouraimis. Remuneration came to €1,023,403.3.
  • December saw reception of the first deliverable of the design and a new contract was signed for the completion of its object, following the departure of Mr Oikonomou, due to conflict of interest with his position as Minister.
  • In December 2019, Nea Odos assigned the drafting of a mass transit plan as a sponsorship, and the it has been completed. The plan concerned the shaping and restoration of the historical centre of the municipality of Acharnes, and it includes the restoration of the space surrounding the area of the ancient theatre, the unification of archaeological sites, the restoration of the main square of Agios Vlasios, the renovation of the central buildings surrounding the square, pedestrianisations, municipal parking, etc.
  • In June 2022, fifteen years after the monument was discovered, the Ministry of Culture completed the expropriation of the second property under which the theatre is located.
  • The above two studies create a dynamic field for the protection and promotion of the theatre and the broader region.
  • On Friday, November 04, 2022, the demolition works of the expropriated buildings that cover a large part of the Ancient Theatre of Acharnes began. (CURRENT STATE)
  • Incorporate the projects and actions included in the studies in the NSRF 2021-2027. Secure the necessary funding to complete the excavation of the monument. (NEXT STEP)

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