Greek Theater in Taormino The second largest of all in Sicily from the preserved Greek theaters. It is cut in limestone. Greeks played here only comedy. If you judge the most ancient, who came to us comedies, they did not have the plot and were simply rewinding and parodies of actors in masks and animal skins. Built theater about 3 century BC. It was about 5.5. thousand places.
View of the tribunes
The Romans, about 400 years, "modernized it strongly", adapting to the gladiator fights. Re-equipment, among other things, was expressed in the fact that in the middle of the arena died for crocodiles. The remains of gladiators were simply dumped into this ditch, and on the other side of the scene, the Roman comedy immediately began. Which immediately began to appear to the public ridiculous, just in contrast. The Roman period includes premises for changing actors under the ribunes and the orchestral hole. It is clear and where it was an elevation for the scene. The Roman Theater accompanied about twice as long as the audience.
"Dressing room"
The theater is partially destroyed, since over the centuries, the local population gradually disassembled it to building materials. In the 19th century he was renovated as they could. Now there are festivals, however, as in most preserved ancient theaters.
Near the theater outdoors there is a small exposure - Antiquarium. This is just a small collection of diversified (or rather belonging to different epochs) pieces of columns and basements.
Cours of different epochs
Marble and limestone looks very effectively on the black volcanic sand of the ethna volcano
The theater closes six, so it is advisable to get there no later than five. With bad weather, that is, when slippery, older people are better not to rise to the upper tiers of the arenas. Otherwise, as our guide noticed silently (by the way, writing a book about Taormino Theater) "Your relatives are lucky and they will save at your funeral." You can fall down from there for very long and accidents on slippery stone it has already been abuse.
View from the top tier of the tribune
