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The Theatre of Dionysus is located on the southern slopes of the Acropolis Hill in Athens.

Dedicated to Dionysus, the Greek god of drama, it was the main theater of the Athenians in classical Greece and is believed to have been the world’s first theater. It was used as a theater from the 6th century BC and could seat up to 17,000 people. Its original wooden seats were later replaced with stone, with marble seats in the first row reserved for Athenian dignitaries. The theater still retains its original spirit and it is easy to imagine some of the tragedies by Aristophanes, Sophocles, or Aeschylus being performed on its stage.

Mitseon 25, Athens 117 42, Greece, Phone: +30-21-03-22-46-25

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