Odeon of Agrippa, Athens

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Illustration

Ibolya Horváth
by Luke McKernan
published on 02 June 2021
Odeon of Agrippa, Athens Download Full Size Image

Rear (stage) view of the Odeon of Agrippa at the Roman Agora of Athens.

It was built in 15 BCE by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (l. c. 64-12 BCE), Roman statesman, general, and son-in-law of Augustus Caesar. It was a two-story auditorium that could seat an audience of 1,000 and located in the center of the agora. It was destroyed by the Heruli in 267 CE.

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