List of Contributors Preface Introduction H.P. Isler Studies on Greek Theatres: History and Prospects C. Papastamati von-Moock The Wooden Theatre of Dionysos Eleuthereus in Athens: Old Issues, New Research R. Frederiksen Early Greek Theatre Architecture: Monumentalised Koila Before and After the Invention of the Semicircular Design A. Sokolicek Form and Function of the Earliest Greek Theatres J.-C. Moretti and C. Mauduit The Greek Vocabulary of Theatrical Architecture F. Berti and N. Masturzo, with M. Vittori New Studies of the Theatre at Iasos: 50 Years Since the First Excavation E. Gebhard The Sunken Orchestra: Its Effects on Greek Theatre Design M. Hofbauer New Investigations in the Ephesian Theatre: The Hellenistic Skene C. Hayward and Y. Lolos Building the Early Hellenistic Theatre at Sikyon G. Antoniou The Theatre of Dodona: New Observations on the Architecture of the Cavea D. Scahill The Hellenistic Theatre at Corinth: New Implications from Recent Excavations P. Themelis and K. Sideropoulos The Theatre at Messene: Building Phases and Masons' Marks C. Wilkening-Aumann The Hellenistic Theatre in the Sanctuary of Hemithea at Kastabos (Asia Minor): New Evidence and Reconstruction Karadima et al. The Ancient Theatre at Maroneia W. Gaua et al. Old and New Observations from the Theatre at Aigeira C. Marconi and D. Scahill The 'South Building' in the Main Urban Sanctuary of Selinunte: A Theatral Structure? P. Pedersen with S. Isager Theatre at Halikarnassos - and Some Thoughts on the Origin of the Semicircular Greek Theatre J.A. Green, C. Barker, and G. Stennett The Hellenistic Phases of the Theatre at Nea Paphos in Cyprus: The Evidence from the Australian Excavations S. Franz and V. Hinz The Architecture of the Greek Theatre of Apollonia in Illyria (Albania) and Its Transformation in Roman Times M. Germani Boeotian Theatres: An Overview of the Regional Architecture V. Di Napoli Architecture and Romanization: The Transition to Roman Forms in Greek Theatres of the Augustan Age A. Ozturk Was Dorpfeld Right? Some Observations on the Development of the Raised Stage in Asia Minor N. de Chaisemartin The Carian Theatre at Aphrodisias: A Hybrid Building K. Piesker 'Traditional' Elements in the Roman Redesign of the Hellenistic Theatre in Patara, Turkey H.P. Isler Traditional Hellenistic Elements in the Architecture of Ancient Theatres in Roman Asia Minor Thematic bibliography Index of names and places Subject index