e_b.txt edits - theaters

[LordElrond]

Here is the third section of the theatres.

LE

{oideion2} Mega Oideion
{oideion2_desc}
Great Music Hall\n\nAdvances in architecture had given Hellenic craftsmen the skills and confidence to build larger oideia. A mega oideion solved the problem of obstructed vision in the smaller oideia by enlarging the structure and spacing out the interior columns even more or, in some cases, removing them all together. These buildings were either roofed or semi-roofed, and they could house many more citizens for musical performances than earlier theatres. The stronger roofs covered at least the audience, and oftentimes the entire oideion. A more elaborate skene was also frequently constructed, and an increase in public funds and private donations allowed for more splendid decorations.\n\nThe famous oideia of the great Hellenic cities provided countless musical performances and contests for their citizens. Famous orators could often be found in or around the grandest oideia at times. Cities that could afford to build such structures, in addition to the theatres they already had, were certain to have well contented citizens.
{oideion2_desc_short}
A larger odeion ensured happiness in a city by providing a roofed or semi-roofed enclosure that could house many more citizens for musical performances.

{oideion2_thrace} Mega Oideion
{oideion2_thrace_desc}
Epeirote Great Music Hall\n\nAdvances in architecture had given Hellenic craftsmen the skills and confidence to build larger oideia. A mega oideion solved the problem of obstructed vision in the smaller oideia by enlarging the structure and spacing out the interior columns even more or, in some cases, removing them all together. These buildings were either roofed or semi-roofed, and they could house many more citizens for musical performances than earlier theatres. The stronger roofs covered at least the audience, and oftentimes the entire oideion. A more elaborate skene was also frequently constructed, and an increase in public funds and private donations allowed for more splendid decorations.\n\nThe famous oideia of the great Hellenic cities provided countless musical performances and contests for their citizens. Famous orators could often be found in or around the grandest oideia at times. Cities that could afford to build such structures, in addition to the theatres they already had, were certain to have well contented citizens. Epeirote kings used oideia to showcase the spread of Hellenism and Hellenic civilization.
{oideion2_thrace_desc_short}
A larger odeion ensured happiness in a city by providing a roofed or semi-roofed enclosure that could house many more citizens for musical performances.

{oideion2_romans_julii} Mega Oideion
{oideion2_romans_julii_desc}
Seleukid Great Music Hall\n\nAdvances in architecture had given Hellenic craftsmen the skills and confidence to build larger oideia. A mega oideion solved the problem of obstructed vision in the smaller oideia by enlarging the structure and spacing out the interior columns even more or, in some cases, removing them all together. These buildings were either roofed or semi-roofed, and they could house many more citizens for musical performances than earlier theatres. The stronger roofs covered at least the audience, and oftentimes the entire oideion. A more elaborate skene was also frequently constructed, and an increase in public funds and private donations allowed for more splendid decorations.\n\nThe famous oideia of the great Hellenic cities provided countless musical performances and contests for their citizens. Famous orators could often be found in or around the grandest oideia at times. Cities that could afford to build such structures, in addition to the theatres they already had, were certain to have well contented citizens. In the Seleukid Empire, even the native populations that had cultivated a taste for the Hellenic arts benefited from the larger oideia.
{oideion2_romans_julii_desc_short}
A larger odeion ensured happiness in a city by providing a roofed or semi-roofed enclosure that could house many more citizens for musical performances.