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Ancient Theatre of Thassos
The Ancient Theatre of Thassos is built on a hill of the current capital of the island, Limenas, offering unparalleled views of the port and the modern city. The father of medicine, Hippocrates, who lived in Thassos was the first to mention the existence of a theatre on the island as early as the 5th century BC, but it is not known if it was the same theater and at the same place.
The oldest phase of construction dates back to the beginning of the Hellenistic period (late 4th – first quarter of the 3rd century BC) and featured a stage building with a marble facade. It was built entirely of white marble, originating from the island and the proscenium was dedicated to the god Dionysus. The proscenium had a supporting facade composed of twelve columns with a pillar on each side as well as a frieze with plain metopes and a cornice.
During the Roman era, at the time of the dynasty of the Severans (late 2nd – early 3rd century AD), the theatre was turned into an arena and used for gladiator fights and animal hunts. The orchestra was converted into an arena, doors shut the parodos and a parapet with a balustrade around the orchestra was erected to protect the audience during those fights. The parapet was erected by Eragoras, son of Eufrillos, and his wife and traces of this construction are still visible today. In order to ensure better visibility for the audience, the slope of the new concave was accentuated, a common practice during the conversion of the ancient theatres into arenas.
The first excavation was conducted by the French Archaeological School in 1921 and revealed the auditorium, the orchestra, the lanes and a part of the stage. A second phase of restoration took place several years later. During that phase the theatre’s concave (spectators tribune) was restored as well as a large part of the marble seats. The reinforcement of the eastern bridge, part of the proscenium, the improvement of accessibility to the theatre and the creation of a virtual tour for disabled were also included in the restoration works that was funded by the NSRF and implemented by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Kavala – Thassos. Today efforts are still being made to restore parts of the theater and recent excavations revealed a second stage, behind the level of the first.
Nowadays, the ancient theatre has a capacity of 2000 viewers and hosts the local festival of Thassos where various concerts and ancient tragedy and comedy performances take place every year. The ancient theatre is a major tourist attraction, for those interested in history and ancient drama and one of the island's major archaeological sites.