Remains of many monumental buildings have been found during the excavations carried out in the last ten years in the ancient city of Smyrna, which was built after Alexander the Great. One of these structures is the Theatre of Smyrna. The ancient city of Smyrna was built on the slopes and plains between the Acropolis Hill (Kadifekale) and the port (Kemeraltı), and the Agora of Smyrna was located at the centre of the ancient city. The theatre, on the other hand, was built on the slope between the Agora and Acropolis Hill and is considered to have an orientation compatible with the regular urban plan (Ersoy, 2015, p. 55). Strabo (Geography, 14.1.37), one of the first to describe Smyrna, defined the city as “part of it is on the hill and surrounded by a wall, but most of it is near the port, Metroon, and Gymnasion on the plain”, but he did not mention the theatre nor the Agora. The location of the theatre is in a position to dominate the city and the Izmir Bay.
In addition to the Agora ...


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