to Illustrated Sites of Greece
Cave and Environs
The Stadium at
The Temple of
The Theater at
Dr. J's Illustrated Theater
an overview of Greek theater and definitions of Greek theater terminology, please visit Dr. J's Illustrated Greek Theater Page
recall that the institution of theater grew out of a celebration of nature - all Greek
theaters are sculpted into the side of a hill and offer a spectacular view so that the
audience never forgets theater's roots. But few theaters can top this view of the Sea of
Olives at Delphi!
View of the Theater at Delphi from the walkway immediately
above. Because of the perspective, the terracing effect is lost and the Theater seems to
be right next to the Temple of Apollo, which appears to be right next to the Treasury of
the Athenians. In fact, these structures are all on different levels of the hill, and you
must follow the zig-zagging Sacred Way, crossing the entire width of the site on every
pass, in order to ascend or descend.
close-up of the orchestra, parados and skene of the Theater.
of the 1e AD marble frieze of the proscenium (decorated front of the skene),
which depicts the Labors of Herakles (in museum). The three scenes featured here are: a
fight with a centaur, Herakles overcoming the Lernean Hydra, and Herakles wrestling the
giant Antaeus. Created in honor of the visit of the Roman Emporer Nero, who fancied
himself a modern day Herakles.
"Kama ilivyoelezwa katika sehemu ya kwanza ya kitabu cha ""The Illustrated Greek Theatre,"" ukumbi wa michezo wa Kigiriki ulijengwa kwenye kilima cha Kilatini na ukumbi wa michezo wa kijeshi ulioko kwenye kilima cha Kilatini, na ukumbi wa michezo wa kijeshi ulioko kwenye kilima cha Kilatini ulijengwa kwenye kilima cha Kilatini." Lakini ni majumba machache ya maonyesho yanayoweza kufanana na mandhari hii ya Bahari ya Mizeituni huko Delphi! Maono ya Jumba la Maonyesho la Delphi kutoka kwenye njia ya kutembea iliyo juu ya jengo hilo. Kwa sababu ya mtazamo, athari ya terrace imepotea na Theatre inaonekana kuwa karibu na Hekalu la Apollo, ambalo linaonekana kuwa karibu na Hazina ya Waathene. Kwa kweli, miundo hii yote iko katika ngazi tofauti za kilima, na lazima ufuate Njia Takatifu ya zigzag, ukivuka upana wote wa tovuti kwenye kila kupita, ili kupanda au kushuka. close-up ya okestra, parados na skene ya Theatre. "Mfano wa ""Marsheni"" ni msimu wa kwanza wa karne ya XNUMX, ambapo ""Mashine ya Herakles"" ilichorwa." Sehemu tatu zilizoonyeshwa hapa ni: mapigano na centaur, Herakles akishinda Hydra ya Lernean, na Herakles akipigana na Antaeus mkubwa. "Hii ni kwa heshima ya ziara ya Maliki wa Roma Nero, ambaye alijiona kuwa ""Hercules wa kisasa."""