... evolved into what we know today as theatre. Since Athens waslocated in a region called Attica, Greek and Athenian theatre are sometimes referred to as Attic Theatre. ThespisIn 600 BC, Arion ... this time, major theatres were constructed, notably the theatre at Delphi, the Attic Theatre and the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens. The Theatre of Dionysus, built at the foot of the Acropolisin ... words theatre and amphitheatre derive from the Greek word theatron,which referred to the wooden spectator stands erected on those hillsides. Similarly, the wordorchestra is derived from the Greek...