logeion
(λογεῖον, “speaking-place”). In the ancient theatre, the front of the stage occupied by the actors. In Latin it was called pulpitum. See theatrum.
The part of the stage occupied by the speakers.
Description: The usual name for the stage in the Greek theater was logeion, "a speaking place." In the Hellenistic period the action took place, not in the orchestra as in the earliest Greek theater, but on a raised platform or stage, the roof of the proskenion. This practice prevailed at least from the third century B.C., as is attested to by numerous vase paintings, where the actors are frequently represented as standing on a raised platform with a flight of steps (perhaps wooden so that they could be removed and replaced as needed) rising from the orchestra. The performances on this raised platform took place before the facade of the upper story, the episkenion. The facade of the episkenion was pierced with large openings called thyromata, which could contain doors or removable panels on which were painted various scenes.
- Episkenion
- Proskenion
- Thyromata