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No, other cultures developed it earlier - Egyptian, Phoenician, Lydian.

The Greeks developed and refined it along their own specialised path as a part of their religious festivals. To the drama they added comedies as a let-down from a heavy day the the theatre to send them home happy.

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Yes! The Greeks did love theatre! At the first Olympic Games in Athens, theatre was involved.

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Yes the first ever theaters were created in Greece back in 800 BC

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Yes they did. They also invented rows so people could see better as thr rows were further away.

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no they did not

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