The Odeion of Herodes Atticus

The Herodeion as it is called by modern Greeks, was built in AD 161 by Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes: an important figure of his time. He was a teacher and philosopher who had inherited a great fortune from his father. When his wife Rigilla died, he built this roofed Odeion for musical performances to honour her rnemory. The ancient Greeks used to give music and recital concerts there. Today the Athens Festival takes place at the Ode ion every summer, but the Hemdeion's splendour is best admired during a morning stroll on your way to the Acropolis.