Book contents
- Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily
- Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Foreword
- Note to the Reader
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Out of the Shadows
- 3 Cult and Circumstance
- 4 Politics and Propaganda
- 5 Taking Theater Home
- 6 Drama in Public
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index locorum
- General Index
6 - Drama in Public
Stone Theaters in the West
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2021
- Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily
- Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Foreword
- Note to the Reader
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Out of the Shadows
- 3 Cult and Circumstance
- 4 Politics and Propaganda
- 5 Taking Theater Home
- 6 Drama in Public
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index locorum
- General Index
Summary
By the Hellenistic period, monumental stone theaters were being built throughout the Greek world in such great number that Pausanias later suggested that a polis without a theater (and from his context it is likely that he means a stone-built theater rather than a place in or near a sanctuary where wooden seats could be erected) was hardly worthy. Western Greek cities took part in this urban development, in some cases as early as the fourth century. Archaeological remains of eighteen stone theaters have been identified in Sicily and South Italy and at least ten others are suggested by literary sources (Map 6.1).
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- Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily , pp. 160 - 188Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021