Ancient buildings like Greece’s amphitheaters and Japan’s temples remain in use today, preserving cultural heritage.

We refer to this as the “Greek Theater” effect (Morsella et al., in press). In Ancient Greece, theaters often contained a central, circular stage. With this geometry, any spectator could ...

In ancient Greece, theater served as political discourse—and in fact, attending theatrical performances was considered a civic duty. Sophocles’ “Antigone” was a rallying cry against state ...

History buffs will want to visit this ancient Greek theater, overlooking the Ionian Sea. Built in the third century B.C., the theater could hold thousands of people attending ancient Greek ...