Ancient Greek theatre discovered on Lefkada

Ancient Greek theatre discovered on Lefkada

Archaeologists have discovered an Ancient Greek theatre during a long-term study on the island of Lefkada, located in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece. Lefkada became a significant centre of trade and culture in the 8th–7th century BC, when Corinthian colonists transformed the island’s main settlement into a fortified polis with harbours and monumental public buildings. Archaeologists have spent almost a century searching for traces of…

ANNOUNCEMENT After a wait of a century, an excavation has finally revealed the only ancient theatre on the Ionian islands of Greece. The theater of the ancient Lefkada was first discovered in 1901, but until now it took to be the unearthed theater for all to see. The marine Corinthians founded Lefkada around the 7th century BC and became a rich port. The remains of the theater, which overlooks the coast, are located about 3 km south of the moder…