Greek Theater, Syracuse: Overall view from top of seating down to stage area

Only traces of the skene and the orchestra remain. The edifice (still used today) was modified by the Romans.\u000a\u000aNeapolis [Syracuse] was developed with a theatre, monumental altar 198 m long, stoas, nymphaeum and sacred precincts during the city's Hellenistic resurgence under the rule of Hieron II (reigned 275-215 BCE). The theatre is one of the largest in the Greek world (diam. 138 m) and influenced both Sicilian and Roman design.