ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF SICYONE
Site of the city of Sicyone. Hellenistic theater overlooking the Gulf of Corinth and museum housed in the Roman baths.
This site and its museum (Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Αρχαίας Σικυώνος/Archaiologikos Choros Archaias Sikyonos) are located next to the village of Sikyona/Σικυώνα (approx. 1,000 inhabitants), on a plateau overlooking the small seaside town of Kiato and the Gulf of Corinth. They house the remains and artefacts of ancient Sicyone. One of the oldest cities in Greece, Sicyone was founded under the name of Egialea around the 20th century BC, well before the Mycenaean era. Later allied with Sparta, Sicyone was ravaged by the Macedonians in 303 B.C. Reconstructed, it became the region's principal city after the destruction of Corinth in 146 B.C., and finally disappeared at the end of the Middle Ages. It is therefore mainly the ruins of the Hellenistic and Roman periods that can be seen here. The main feature is the theater, which was one of the largest in Greece, with a cavea 125 m in diameter. Its terraced seating, which backs onto the ancient acropolis, offers fine views of the sea. And 250 m to the west, you'll find another set of bleachers that once belonged to one of the stadium's grandstands. The museum is housed in the Roman baths, restored in 1935. Among the exhibits are Mycenaean pottery and a superb griffin mosaic from the 4th century B.C. It also brings together finds from other nearby sites, including those of the city of Stymphale (39 km to the south-west), most famous for its lake associated with the Twelve Labours of Heracles.
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