“Famous Greek landmarks”: Students have singled out their favourite Greek landmark (place/monument) and presented it to the rest of the class.

2.  The sanctuary of Asklepios is at Epidaurus.
Epidaurus was a small city in ancient Greece,
at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear
the name Epidavros : Palaia
Epidavros and Nea Epidavros. They’ve
belonged to the new municipality of
Epidavros, part of the regional unit of Argolis,
since 2010. The seat of the municipality is
the town Asklipieio.

3.  The theatre of Epidaurus was built by a great
architect called Polycleitus. He was a sculptor
and an architect and he designed the ancient
theatre of Epidaurus and the circular building.
The construction begun in 300 BC and was
completed in 340 BC .Many people worked on
it.

4.  The theatre was a great place to present
excellent theatrical performances . The place
also used to be a great place for rehearsals.
Furthermore , many musical plays and
dramas had been played in this place. Today,
many theatrical performances are still played
in this theatre.

5.  The theatre of the city of Epidaurus was
discovered in 1970. The excavations began in
1972 by the then director of the Ephorate , Mrs
E. Deilaki , and lasted a few months, bringing to
light most of the monument. A second, restricted
investigation was carried out in 1989, without
entirely revealing it. Once the required works are
in progress, the monument protected and the
safety of its visitors assured, the Town Hall of
Ancient Epidaurus has the intention to organise
an annual music festival. It will bring to life this
small theatre which had been in use for centuries
along with the larger and more famous one at the
Sanctuary of Asklepios (Lygourio).

6.  The truth is that we can visit this monument
not only to see it but we can also watch a
play. Around the monument there is a
wonderful forest that offers the landscape a
great view.

7.  The most striking feature of this ancient
theatre is the stunning and well-preserved
spectators building with its extraordinary
acoustics. The stage is in the middle but the
spectators that sit at the top can listen
everything that the actors say . This is the
most important thing in this
theatre.

8.  The sanctuary of Asklepios is in Epidaurus . It
was believed that patients who slept in the
sleeping halls near the theatre would be
visited in their dreams by the god of medicine
, Asklepios , who would instruct them on the
appropriate treatment for their illness .

10.  odysseus.culture.gr
 http://www.greatbuildings.com