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The Odeion was amongst other things intended for the presentation of musical performances. Visible behind it are the Troia VI fortification walls and a pillar which belongs to the “Pillar House” of the Troia VI period. In our back are the remains of a Roman bath. The Odeion, baths and a nearby Bouleuterion lie at the edge of the agora, market-place, where the public life of the city was focused. The Odeion has a semi-circular orchestra, with a skene (stage-building), in which stood an oversized cuirassed statue of the Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD, see mu Çanakkale museum gallery). The orchestra is bordered by a wall of limestone slabs above which rise tiers of seats constructed of large limestone blocks and divided by aisles into wedge shaped sections.
Copyright Dick Osseman. For use see my Profile.
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