Unique architecture of Perinthos theater revealed

Excavations that started two years ago to unearth the ancient city of Perinthos have been continuing. Among the ruins spreading over an area of 1.5 kilometers long and 500 meters wide on the hill of the ancient city, there is a theater, which is said to be the largest in the Thrace region.

Speaking about the theater unearthed in the ancient city of Perinthos, located in the Marmaraereğlisi district of Tekirdağ, Professor Zeynep Koçel Erdem, the head of the excavations, said, "They shaved and smoothed the bedrock masses to build the theater stage. It is a very interesting architecture. We can say that it was a good engineering for that period."

Noting that work has been continuing in the theater of the ancient city, Erdem said, "There are quite interesting results. We have already seen a very different plan. They did some things by using the topography, by carving the rocks and by dressing on it."

Stating that she hopes that the original steps will be found from under the filling, Erdem said, "We descended to 4.5 meters. There is an enormous filling. The ancient filling continues there, and the bedrock comes out at the bottom. By shaving and smoothing the bedrock masses, they built the theater stage. We reached some of the steps below the 4.5-meter filling. We also reached some of the rows of seats. Apart from that, we are digging the most interesting part of the stage building." 

Erdem noted that the theater is of the Greek theater type, and said, "The theater is unique. It is in a Greek theater type in terms of location, the seating steps are based on a natural slope, but the architecture of the stage building is unlike any other. It is too early to say anything without diggings more places. For example, we reached some places. We are...