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Convention Paper

The Acoustics of Ancient Greek Odea

Authors: Goussios, Christos A.; Kalliris, George M.; Papanikolaou, George V.; Sevastiadis, Christos V.

AES Convention 116 · Paper 6103 · May 2004

Abstract

Apart from the world famous ancient Greek theaters, whose acoustics often attracted engineers, smaller closed amphitheatric halls -called Odea (plural of the Greek word Odeion)- had been constructed and used through the Greek and roman periods. The acoustical characteristics for some of them and information concerning their location, use, history and architectural elements are presented. An effort for the modeling and estimation of their acoustics was made. Results of measurements that had been also carried out are discussed.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 116
AES Convention
116
Paper number
6103
Publication date
May 6, 2004
Session subject
Room and Architectural Acoustics; Musical Acoustics
Affiliation
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece ; Dept. of Journalism & Mass Communication Media, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper