Hellenistic theatre
The largest building of the Archaeological Park of Dion in northern Greece is the Hellenistic-era theatre. It is located in the south of the village of Dion, Pieria and is often used during the summer for performances of the Olympus Festival.Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: building in Dio-Olympos Municipality, Central Macedonia, Greece
- Also known as: “Dion Hellenistic Theatre”, “Hellenistic Theatre Dion”, and “Hellenistic theatre of Dion”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Dion and Roman Theatre.
Archaeological Museum of Dion
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Dion is a museum in Dion in the Pieria regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. The museum was established in 1983 to display excavations unearthed in the area from a fortified city that once stood in its place from the 6th century BC to the 5th century AD. Archaeological Museum of Dion is situated 440 metres southwest of Hellenistic theatre.
Roman Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roman Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 360 metres southeast of Hellenistic theatre.
Archaeological Park of Dion
Photo: Juergen-Olymp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Park of Dion is the most important archaeological site at Mount Olympus in Greece, located in Dion. In the area comprised by the Archaeological Park of Dion, sanctuaries were found from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Archaeological Park of Dion is situated 400 metres north of Hellenistic theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dion and Platanakia.
Dion
Village
Dion is a village and municipal unit in the municipality of Dion-Olympos in the Pieria regional unit, Greece. It is located at the foot of Mount Olympus at a distance of 17 km from the capital city of Katerini.
Platanakia
Village
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Platanakia is a settlement of the former municipality of Dion, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece.
Karitsa
Town
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karitsa is a lowland Aromanian town of the former Municipality of Dio, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece.
Hellenistic theatre
- Categories: Greek theater, building, and historic site
- Location: Dio-Olympos, Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.17234° or 40° 10′ 20″ northLongitude
22.49188° or 22° 29′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8GG45FCR+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 249176646OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q28937968
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Hellenistic theatre” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Дионски елинистически театър”
- Finnish: “Dionin kreikkalainen teatteri”
- French: “Théâtre hellénistique”
- German: “Hellenistisches Theater Dion”
- Greek: “Αρχαίο Θέατρο Δίου”
- Greek: “Ελληνιστικό Θέατρο Αρχαίου Δίου”
- Greek: “Ελληνιστικό θεάτρο”
- Italian: “teatro ellenistico di Dion”
- Italian: “Teatro ellenistico di Dion”
- Russian: “Эллинистический театр в Дионе”
- Turkish: “Dion Helenistik Tiyatrosu”
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