Explore the Theater of Delphi

A brief timeline of the theater of Delphi

• 4th century BCE: The theater was first constructed. It is believed that another structure, probably a treasury, was destroyed to make space for it. 
  
• 160 BCE: Eumenes II of Pergamon financed extensive remodelling and repairs to the theater. 
  
• 67 AD: Renovations were carried out before the visit of Roman Emperor Nero. These included paving the orchestra floor and adding a stone parapet around it. 
  
• 2nd century AD: Herodes Atticus, a Roman senator, funded further alterations to the theater alongside the ancient stadium of Delphi.
  
• 5th to 14th century AD: After the decline of Ancient Greece, the theater was abandoned along with the rest of the Delphi archaeological site and mostly forgotten.
  
• 1438 AD: When Cyriacus of Ancona, an Italian traveler, visited Delphi in the 15th century, the theater was was only partly visible, with rocks and soil covering most of it.
  
• 1895 AD: The French School of Archaeology cleared parts of the theatre during the modern excavations in the 19th century.
  
• 1927 AD: Greek poet Angelos Sikelianos and his wife Eva Palmer held the First Delphic Festival. A play was performed in the theater of Delphi for the first time in 2,000 years.