Herodion Theater Athens

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Herodion Theater Athens

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens. Herodes Atticus Odeon in Athens was built in 161 AD by Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped amphitheater wide with a three-storey stone front wall and a wooden roof, and was used as a venue for music concerts and had a capacity of 5,000.