Comments on: Ancient Greek Theaters, Seen from the Sky http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/ancient-greek-theaters-seen-from-the-sky/ The online magazine of the Getty Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: babur kafadar http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/ancient-greek-theaters-seen-from-the-sky/#comment-10951 babur kafadar Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:04:18 +0000 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=1854#comment-10951 thank you for you beautifull work.im a professional guide and have question about ancient theatre.i read many articles about theatres but still couldnt find out which one is the largest and where is it? thank you for you beautifull work.im a professional guide and have question about ancient theatre.i read many articles about theatres but still couldnt find out which one is the largest and where is it?

]]> By: Wednesday links | Tyler Green: Modern Art Notes | ARTINFO.com http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/ancient-greek-theaters-seen-from-the-sky/#comment-8081 Wednesday links | Tyler Green: Modern Art Notes | ARTINFO.com Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:15:00 +0000 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=1854#comment-8081 [...] meet new: The Getty’s Iris blog has a cool post of ancient Greek theaters photographed from above by classical archaeologist Hans Rupprecht [...] [...] meet new: The Getty’s Iris blog has a cool post of ancient Greek theaters photographed from above by classical archaeologist Hans Rupprecht [...]

]]> By: David http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/ancient-greek-theaters-seen-from-the-sky/#comment-8050 David Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:15:11 +0000 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=1854#comment-8050 To Deborah: A number of the ancient Greek theatres (those in better states of preservation, like the theatre at Epidauros) have been used in modern times to host performances of Classical plays. There are a number of Roman theatres too, which often are in better states of preservation, that are used today. It's difficult to determine from the distant photograph, but the theatre on the slopes of the Acropolis is actually in a decent state of preservation. I don't recall if it's been used for modern performances, but if anywhere, it seems likely on the Acropolis slopes. To Deborah: A number of the ancient Greek theatres (those in better states of preservation, like the theatre at Epidauros) have been used in modern times to host performances of Classical plays. There are a number of Roman theatres too, which often are in better states of preservation, that are used today.

It’s difficult to determine from the distant photograph, but the theatre on the slopes of the Acropolis is actually in a decent state of preservation. I don’t recall if it’s been used for modern performances, but if anywhere, it seems likely on the Acropolis slopes.

]]> By: middlebrowculturalist http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/ancient-greek-theaters-seen-from-the-sky/#comment-8047 middlebrowculturalist Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:15:05 +0000 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=1854#comment-8047 @Deborah I guess you have never seen Yanni Live at the Acropolis... @Deborah I guess you have never seen Yanni Live at the Acropolis…

]]> By: BWR http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/ancient-greek-theaters-seen-from-the-sky/#comment-8042 BWR Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:20:02 +0000 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=1854#comment-8042 These are wonderful photographs! They make me want to pack up and return to Europe ASAP! By the way, one of my old Archaeology professors once mentioned a colleague of his who contracted with the Russian Space Agency to get satellite photographs of an area he was seriously considering for a dig. I think that conventional aircraft couldn't get the entire view of the area he was surveying. On the other hand, satellite photos couldn't possibly convey the sense of place that one gets looking at the theaters nestled into their landscapes. These are wonderful photographs! They make me want to pack up and return to Europe ASAP! By the way, one of my old Archaeology professors once mentioned a colleague of his who contracted with the Russian Space Agency to get satellite photographs of an area he was seriously considering for a dig. I think that conventional aircraft couldn’t get the entire view of the area he was surveying. On the other hand, satellite photos couldn’t possibly convey the sense of place that one gets looking at the theaters nestled into their landscapes.

]]> By: Deborah http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/ancient-greek-theaters-seen-from-the-sky/#comment-7995 Deborah Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:26:40 +0000 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=1854#comment-7995 Since a few are in pretty good shape were they ever used by anyone else, other than ancient times when they were built? Since a few are in pretty good shape were they ever used by anyone else, other than ancient times when they were built?

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