History of Theatre in Ancient Greece - Greeker than the Greeks

History of Theatre in Ancient Greece - Greeker than the Greeks

Mosaic depicting theatrical masks of Tragedy and Comedy – 2nd century CE – Capitoline Museums – Photo – Carole Raddato   Greek theatre first emerged around the fifth century B.C. in Athens when plays were performed at religious festivals. The first performances were tragedies, concentrating on serious themes and moral dilemmas. Next to come along were satiric plays, using the same mythological subject matter of the tragedies but in a solely comi…