Course Objectives: the aim of the course is for students to acquire basic knowledge about the architectural development of the ancient Greek and Roman theatre and to become familiar with the terminology of their individual structural elements.
Upon successful completion of the course students will: 
•    Identify and describe the architectural features of the ancient Greek theatre, applying the relevant terminology. 
•    Read and describe the plan of an ancient Greek theatre. 
•    Distinguish the architectural differences of ancient Greek and Roman theatre. 
•    Recognize the Odeum ie. a small roofed theatre, used for concerts and other musical performances. 
•    Consolidate the different building phases of the ancient Greek theatre of Dionysus in Athens, a key reference, considered as the architectural prototype of all Greek territory theatres.
•    Consolidate the development of the architecture in the ancient theatre from the classical to the Roman era.