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title: Stage, Theatre of Ephesos
author: Mark Cartwright
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Stage, Theatre of Ephesos

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Stage, Theatre of Ephesos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/692.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/692.jpg)

## Image Caption

First constructed in the reign of [Lysimachos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lysimachus/) (early 3rd century BCE), the [theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/theatre/) is built into a natural hill and construction evolved through [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) and [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) times. The seated area (or cavea) was larger than a semi-circle and 38m in height, 154m in diameter. Two passages create three sections of seats reached by 12 stairways. The seating capacity may have reached 24,000.

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## Bibliography

- [SELAHATTIN ERDEMGIL. *Ephesus.* 1996.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/B006A840I4/)

## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2012, June 18). Stage, Theatre of Ephesos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/692/stage-theatre-of-ephesos/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Stage, Theatre of Ephesos." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 18, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/692/stage-theatre-of-ephesos/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Stage, Theatre of Ephesos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jun 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/692/stage-theatre-of-ephesos/>.

## License & Copyright

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