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MYTILINI (Ancient city) LESVOS
It is on the pine-clad hill of Ayia Kyriaki northwest of Mytilene.
It came to light during excavations carried out in 1958 and it is considered one
of the biggest theatres of antiquity, with a capacity of 15,000 people and perfect
acoustics. According to tradition, during a visit to Lesvos the Roman Emperor
Pompey decided to build a similar one in Rome.
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.
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