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The Great Theatre at Epidaurus, Greece - Skene Detail - Restored Plan (after Izenour)

The ramps leading to the proskenion suggest that during the Hellenistic period they may have been used morę frequently as a stage than as background scenery for the orchestra. During the Hellenistic period, additional rooms were developed behind the ramps and the proskenion. Behind the proskenion there was another rectangular room that was supported by several columns. This structure may have been high enough for a two-story skene. If so. the second story could have been used to create a background for the proskenion when it was used morę as a stage. On both sides of the skene was a gateway that had two openings: one being the parodoi that led to the orchestra, and the other to the ramp, which led to the proskenion.