Anatolian Civilizations and Historical Sites - TEDA

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The Arycanda Theater.
beginning of the 3 rd century BC, in Ephesos, and at the beginning of the
2 nd century BC in Pergamon. The first plays were in a dance form and
were staged before the seats. After the construction of the stage
building, they started to be performed on the proskenion section of the
stage. Until the 1 st century BC, the construction of the theaters was
attempted outside of the cities. In cases where they had to be built
inside the city, special consideration was given so that they would be
built at an independent location. The Hellenistic theaters were rested
on a slope and special attention was given so that a beautiful view would
be seen from the seats. Furthermore, mobile wooden stages were also
used, like in the Pergamon theater.