Built during the fourth century BC, it is one of the best preserved in Greece. It is consists of a \b \cf1 \ATXht3 cavea\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , with thirty-five tiers of seats set in a semicircle for the spectators, and a stage. The cavea is in turn split into parts by an open corridor that allowed the audience to move around more easily. The stage is split in two
as well: the proscenium made up of three spaces and the backstage, with another three rooms. The theater could hold 5,000 people, something that was necessary in order to accommodate the numerous pilgrims who flocked to Delphi from all over Greece durin
g the great celebrations held in honor of the god Apollo.\par
