Θέατρο. (theatro)
From θέατρον (theatron) meaning ''(a place) to see (something)''.
The English word theatre is derived from the Greek word theatron. A theatre can be used to display films, plays, or concerts.
Meaning "place of seeing," the word Theatron originated from Greek and was later translated to theater.
From the root thea, we get the word theatre. Theatron literally means, the place to go see.
The Greek root word for theatre is "theatron," which means "a place for viewing."
Theatron
They are Greek words.
thea, theatr
The Orchestra.
They called it a Theatron because in Greek this means 'Viewing place'. Many things were viewed in the theatron besides plays...such as public meetings and other such spectacles.
the parts of the theatron is what is inside the theatre. !!! :)
The word Theatron originated with the ancient Greeks. It means "place to view" and the earliest form was a ritual in the cult of the Greek God Dyonisios, which had the form of songs and recitations by a choir. Later Greek and Roman forms also focused heavily on the relationship between Gods and men.