2seeitall: Amphiareion of Oropos (Sanctuary of Amphiaraus), Attica, Greece Highlights: ancient theat
2seeitall: Amphiareion of Oropos (Sanctuary of Amphiaraus), Attica, Greece Highlights: ancient theatre, klepsydra (ancient water clock), believed to be the first of its kind, and a Doric temple. Other monuments: stoas, baths, altar, residential area with private houses, shops and offices. The sanctuary was dedicated to the mythical hero Amphiarao (Amphiaraus), a king of Argos, favoured by both Apollo and Zeus, from whom he had received the ability to predict the future. After death he was transformed into a healing divinity. There are twelve temples and sanctuaries dedicated to him in Greece. The Amphiareion of Oropos is the most important of all those sites because, according to one of the myths, Amphiaraus was not born in the normal way, but emerged from a spring which was situated near the present location of the sanctuary. An important monument of the archaeological site of Amphiareion is the ancient theater. The theater was built in the 2nd century BC. It had a capacity of more than 300 seats. Five massive individual marble seats for the priests and nobility can be seen around the front of the stage. -- source link
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