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Greek and Roman History of Drama

Origins

The Greeks

Dionysus

City Dionysia

Lenaea Festival

Audience

TheaTre archiTecTure
Physical Description

Skene
Theatron
Orchestra

Parodos

cOsTumes and seT

Costumes

Description
Chiton
Himation
Chlamys
Set

Description

Pinakes
Periaktois
Ecyclema

PrOducTiOn
Actors

Rhetorical
Stage Presence
Cothurnus
Onkus
Deus Ex Machina

Origins

The Romans

The Greek Influence

Audience

TheaTre archiTecTure
Physical Description

Pompeys Influence

Caesars Influence

seT and PrOducTiOn

Set

Description
Curtain
Claque

Production
Actors
Still only males allowed to be actors, but female slaves would
eventually be given feminine roles.

The Fall OF TheaTre ( in rOme )

Reasons

The Gladiators
Naumachiaes