What is Theatre of Thorikos?
{{Infobox ancient site|name=Theatre of Thorikos|native_name=Αρχαίο Θέατρο Θορικού|alternate_name=Theatre of Thoricos, Theatre of Thoricus|image=Αρχαίο θέατρο Θορικού 7018.jpg|alt=|caption=View of the ancient theater.|map_type=Greece|map_alt=|map_size=|coordinates={{coord|37|44|17|N|24|3|13.500|E|display=inline,title}}|location=[[Thorikos]], [[Attica (region)|Attica]], [[Greece]]|region=[[Attica]]|type=Theatre|part_of=|length=|width=|area=|height=|builder=|material=|built=7th/6th century BCE|abandoned=|epochs=|cultures=|dependency_of=[[Athens]]|occupants=|event=|excavations=|archaeologists=|condition=Ruined|ownership=Public|management=|public_access=Yes|website=[https://athensattica.com/things-to-see/ancient-sites/thorikos-theatre]|notes=}} The '''Theatre of Thorikos''' ({{Lang-el|Αρχαίο Θέατρο Θορικού}}), was an old Greek theater, located north of Lavrio, built between 525 BC and 480 BC. The theater is special for its unique design since it is elongated instead of the usual semicircle. <ref>{{Cite web|title=The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, TABERNAE (Lalla Djillalia) Morocco. , THIVERNY Oise, France. , THORIKOS Attica, Greece.|url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0006:alphabetic+letter=T:entry+group=4:entry=thorikos|access-date=2023-07-30|website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ancient Theater of Thoricus|url=https://diazoma.gr/en/theaters/ancient-theater-of-thoricus/|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730152819/https://diazoma.gr/en/theaters/ancient-theater-of-thoricus/|archive-date=30 July 2023|access-date=30 July 2023|website=Diazoma}}</ref> == History == [[File:Theatre_at_Thorikos_-_Dodwell_Edward_-_1819.jpg|thumb|Theatre of Thorikos, 1819]] The Thorikos theatre was built in different parts. The first part was built in the end of the archaic period around 525–480 BC. This makes the theatre one of the oldest Greek buildings that are still standing. <ref>{{Cite web|title=The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical S