Beit She'an in Yizrael, Northern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)
The Theatre / התיאטרון
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023
1. The Theatre Marker
Inscription.
The Theatre, also, התיאטרון. . The theatre of Beth Shean (Scythopolis), which had about 7,000 seats divided in three seating areas, is the best-preserved ancient theatre discovered in Israel. It was built at the end of the second century CE on the remains of a first-century theatre. Today visitors to the theatre have a view of the tell (biblical mound) and the city's colonnaded thoroughfares, but in ancient times, walls shielded the audience from the distractions of the city streets. The rear wall of the stage was approximately 21 meters tall, about the height of the top row of seats., (Hebrew text not transcribed) ,
The theatre of Beth Shean (Scythopolis), which had about 7,000 seats divided in three seating areas, is the best-preserved ancient theatre discovered in Israel. It was built at the end of the second century CE on the remains of a first-century theatre. Today visitors to the theatre have a view of the tell (biblical mound) and the city's colonnaded thoroughfares, but in ancient times, walls shielded the audience from the distractions of the city streets. The rear wall of the stage was approximately 21 meters tall, about the height of the top row of seats.
More about this marker. The marker is located in Beit She’an National Park.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023
2. The Theatre Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 39 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
