Despite the huge scale, the people in the last row of the ancient Greek theater could hear the sound from the stage 60 meters away.
Discover theater masterpieces of ancient Greeks
Located in the Greek archaeological site of Epidaurus, the theater Epidaurus, the theater of the ancient Greeks, is one of the most famous architectural masterpieces of ancient Greek civilization.
According to transmissions, this theater was built in the 4th century BC according to the design of architect Polyklcito.
The theater has 55 rows of chairs arranged in a semicircle based on a natural hill, with a diameter of 119 meters and a capacity of 14,000 spectators.
The center of the theater is a circular stage with a diameter of 19.5 meters.
With such a capacity, the Epidaurus theater has a much larger scale than modern theaters.
The surprising thing is that even though it is so big, the person sitting in the last row of the theater can still hear the sound from the stage (60m away) without the need for a sound amplification system.
Besides, the excellent sound quality also made a reputation for the Epidaurus theater.
To this day, the sound quality of theaters is still a controversial topic among architects and experts.
Can not be affirmed, the selected stones as a building material or construction techniques is the secret of the sound of this theater.
According to a recent explanation by some researchers, the arrangement of rows of seats in steps with concentric circles is the key to the problem.
This is the perfect structure for sound filtering, noise suppression of low-frequency sounds (the main component of background noise in theaters), while amplifying the high-frequency voice of the actor.
It is unclear whether this is intentionally created or unintentionally in the design process.But anyway, the ancient Greeks and Romans appreciated the ability of the theater Epidaurus to transmit sound and applied them to other places.
