The theatre was built for the greek community living in town. Dating the Babylon theatre seems difficult, but researches tend to date the construction at the beginning of the hellenistic period, under Alexander’s reign, as the town was still a capital. It will be later rebuilt during the IInd century AD.














Oriented southwards, as all greek theatres, it consists of an orchestra, rows, honour-seats (proedria), and a stage monument. Behind the stage-wall was a palestra surrounded by four porticoes. The greek theatre of Babylon was an exception in the syro-mesopotamian world.