Greek theater, Monte Iato
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: Jeffrey Becker Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Jun 24, 2026 06:15 AM
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History
The Greek theater of Monte Iato was built in the fourth century BCE at a site already inhabited by the Elymians. The theater complex had a long life, used for the same purpose in the Roman period and repurposed as a domestic space by Arab occupiers in the seventh century.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/280075176
37.9675546, 13.1978937
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Teatro Greco, Monte Iato (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Greek theater, Monte Iato located at Ietas (unspecified date range)
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Pleiades
Jeffrey Becker, 'Greek theater, Monte Iato: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/280075176> [accessed: 22 July 2026]
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