The Greeks

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The Greeks
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GREEK CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE
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GREEKS

• Ancient Greek ideas about art, architecture,
  drama, philosophy, and government greatly
  influenced Western Civilization.
• Among the most influential of Greek cultural
  achievements is the Parthenon in Athens, an
  outstanding example of classical architecture.

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GREEKS

• Greek dramas set structural and thematic styles
  emulated by great Western playwrights such as
  William Shakespeare.

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• Athens dominated the Greek city-states in the 5th
  century B. C. Rival Sparta led the smaller
  Spartan Confederacy. The two sides fought in the
  Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.
  C.), and Athens lost, leaving it temporarily
  weakened.

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MUSIC AND DANCE POPULAR GREEK ACTIVITIES
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Theater of Epidauros
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The Greek Theater

• 5th Century B. C.
• Golden Age of Greek Drama
• Dramatic festivals were popular
• People witnessed tragic and comic plays

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Theater of Dionysus

• Dionysia was an annual festival in honor of the
  god Dionysus
• Theater of Dionysus was an open-air Theater with
  room for fifteen thousand spectators

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Theater of Dionysus
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Theater of Dionysus

• carved out of a stone hillside
• looked like a semicircle with steeply rising
  tiers of seats

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Theater of Dionysus

• At the bottom was the rounded orchestra or
  performance area where the chorus sang and danced

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Theater of Dionysus

• Behind the orchestra was an open, almost bare,
  stage where actors spoke their lines from behind
  huge masks

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Theater of Dionysus

• Male actors performed all the roles
• Actors switched masks to play a number of roles
  both female and male

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