The Ancient Greeks were a very cultural group of people, with magnificent sculptures, complex belief systems as well as great architectural skills. But their greatest achievement isn’t any of these, it’s their thoughtful ideas that went into the theater that give them a standing ovation every time. Theaters flourished at approximately the sixth century BCE in the culturally-rich city of Athens. Originally, theaters were used for religious purposes. According to PBS, a Greek ruler named Pisistratus
A Comparison and Contrast of the Theatre in Golden Age Athens and Shakespearean Theatre. Enter the ancient Greek city of Athens, the year is 536 BC and the city is bustling with life as the festival of Dionysus comes once more, bringing together ancient Greeks from neighboring city-states as conflict is set aside in favor of celebration. (Waters 360) During the Golden Age of Athens, thousands of Greeks gather around the great Theatre of Dionysus as plays are performed for the masses in religious
Alexander into power and as the head of the recently unified Greek Alliance, which was considering coming up with plans to invade the Persian Empire. Philip II’s assassination preceded major occurrences and military actions, such as the Asian invasion, until the successful establishment of the Roman Empire, which led to development of the world’s greatest empire. Most historians, have tried their best, through conducting thorough research and surveys, to explain the mysterious assassination of Philip