The Theater at Stobi

Contents

SUMMARY

Резиме

INTRODUCTION

History

Topography

History of Excavations

System of Recording

Acknowledgements  

CHAPTER I: THE FIRST THEATER (PHASE I)

Introduction

Remains of the First Theater  

Plan of the First Theater

Construction 

Comparanda

Planning

Summary

CHAPTER II: THE SCENE-BUILDING (PHASE II)

Introduction

Reused Walls from Phase I

New Construction in Phase II

Construction 

Sculpture

Conclusion

CHAPTER III: CAVEA, PARADOI, AND ORCHESTRA (PHASE II)

Introduction

The Cavea

The Parodoi

The Orchestra

Conclusion

CHAPTER IV: PHASE III

Introduction

Scene-Building  

The Parodoi

The Arena

The Refuges

The Arena Floor

The Cavea

Conclusion

CHAPTER V: PLANNING OF THE THEATER AT STOBI

Introduction

Location

Size and Design

The Vitruvian Planning Diagrams as Applied to the Stobi Theater in Phases I and II

Conclusion

DEPOSITS: CHAPTER I

Pre-Construction

Construction 

Use

Destruction

DEPOSITS: CHAPTER II

Construction 

Use

DEPOSITS: CHAPTER III

Construction 

Use

Destruction

DEPOSITS: CHAPTER IV

Construction 

Use

Abandonment

Destruction

TABLES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

FIGURES

About the Author

Elizabeth R. Gebhard is Professor Emerita of Classics and Mediterranean Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago and serves as Research Associate at the University of Chicago and at Edinburgh University, UK. Dr. Gebhard served as Director of the theater excavations at Stobi from 1970-1981 and Director of the University of Chicago Excavations at Isthmia from 1976 to 2024. Publications include The Theater at Isthmia (1974) and numerous articles about Isthmia, its cults and monuments, and about the ancient theater at Stobi.