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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-07T16:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "This 700+ seat, all-marble, classical-styled open-air amphitheater was opened in the fall of 2025 at the Center for Hellenic Studies \"paideia\" at the campus of the University of Connecticut.\n\nTucked away just behind the ultra-modern facades of downtown Storrs is this scene from ancient Greece, complete with the tall white columns and pristine marble seats.\n\nThe theater was a lifelong dream of the center’s presdent and founder, Ilias Tomazos, and was in the works for over 20 years. and expected to be finaliized soon. The property will also includes a Spartan museum.",
  "title": "Alexander the Great Theatre in Mansfield, Connecticut"
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