Ancient Theater
Ancient Theater is a theater building in Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus. Ancient Theater is situated nearby to the ruins Stadium, as well as near Bouleuterion.Photo: Cosal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: ancient Greek theater of Dodona in Dodoni, Greece
- Also known as: “Theater of Pyrrhus”, “Theatre of Dodona”, and “Theatre of Pyrrhus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dodona.
Dodona
Photo: Marcus Cyron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dodona in Epirus in northwestern Greece was the oldest Hellenic oracle, possibly dating to the 2nd millennium BCE according to Herodotus. The earliest accounts in Homer describe Dodona as an oracle of Zeus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Episkopiko and Pedini.
Episkopiko
Village
Episkopiko is a village in northwest Greece near the city of Ioannina. Since 2010, it is part of the municipality Dodoni. The village was referred by the English historian William Martin Leake, in 1805. Episkopiko is situated 6 km east of Ancient Theater.
Pedini
Village
Pedini is a village in the municipal unit of Bizani, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. In 2021 its population was 2,605. Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the municipality Bizani. It lies 8 km south of the city centre of Ioannina, near the A2 motorway. Pedini is situated 8 km northeast of Ancient Theater.
Tyria
Village
Photo: Ristin.9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyria is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Ancient Theater.
Ancient Theater
- Categories: Greek theater, archaeological site, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus, Northern Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.54664° or 39° 32′ 48″ northLongitude
20.78788° or 20° 47′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8GF2GQWQ+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 304159534OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=theatreWikidata ID
Q5562136
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Ancient Theater” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Teatre grec de Dodona”
- Finnish: “Dodonan teatteri”
- French: “Théâtre antique de Dodone”
- German: “Antikes Theater”
- Greek: “Αρχαίο θέατρο Δωδώνης”
- Greek: “Αρχαίο θέατρο”
- Italian: “Teatro antico”
- Italian: “teatro di Dodona”
- Portuguese: “Teatro de Dodona”
- Spanish: “teatro griego de Dodona”
- Spanish: “Teatro griego de Dodona”
- Tatar: “Додона борынгы театры”
- Turkish: “Dodona Antik Tiyatrosu”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bouleuterion and Stadium.
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