the centuries before you were born
Classical Antiquity is believed to have begun with the earliest recorded Greek poetry of Homer in the 8th/7th century BC
Roughly from the 8th to 6th century BC, until the beginning of the middle ages, approximately in the 5th century
The greek drama was born as part of the god Dionysus' worship. So at the beginning it had a great religious and sacramental character. Later, during classical era, when the greek drama came to its complete development and acme, it aquired a more social and political character. Ancient Greeks did not use the word "watch" when they went to a theater, but they used to say that they were "tought". The same term we use today when we talk about the greek drama.
The Classical age of ancient Greece was when the Greek culture thrived.
athens was the epicenter of greek classic drama
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That it is a play that is written during the classical age of ancient Greek literature is the reason why "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.) is a classical Greek drama.Specifically, the term classical Greek describes the great age of literary output during the fifth century B.C.E. in ancient Greece. The term drama describes plays, such as comedies and tragedies, that are presented on the stage before a live audience. The story of "Antigone" indeed is told in the format of a play whose writing tends to be dated to around 440 B.C.E., or the mid-fifth century B.C.E.
The classical Greek writers were the writers of the classical Greek period (5th -- 4th century BC). The classical Roman writers were the writers of the classical Roman period (1st century BC- 2nd century AD). They were the writers of the classical ancient literature and wrote poetry, prose, epics, dramas, comedy and satire.
Drama (formally a deed, an act, an accomplishment, an executed duty, from the verb dra-o), in classical Greek means any stage production, especially a tragedy.
Some famous playwrights of classical Greek drama include Sophocles, Euripides, and Aeschylus, while for Roman drama, they include Plautus and Terence. Both Greek and Roman drama focused on theatrical performances in open-air theaters, but Greek drama tended to explore mythological themes and the complexities of human nature, while Roman drama often focused on everyday Roman life and satire. The techniques in both types of drama include the use of masks, chorus, and dramatic structure, but Roman drama had a more comedic tone compared to the tragic focus of Greek drama.
The greatest historian of the Greek classical age was
The Mycenaean civilization, which produced the oldest texts known to have been written in Greek, began around 1600 B.C. Classical Greek civilization ended when the Rome conquered Greece in 2nd century B.C.
Classical plays include Greek drama and both tragedy and comedy that were written by Greek playwrights including Euripides. Shakespeare wrote classical plays along with Christopher Marlowe and Edmond Rostand.
Noh (or Nōgaku) is a classical Japanese musical drama originating in the 14th century AD, which, unlike Ancient Greek theatre, is still extant in its traditional forms today. Much of the craft of acting and producing Nōgaku emphasizes tradion
the centuries before you were born
Classical Antiquity is believed to have begun with the earliest recorded Greek poetry of Homer in the 8th/7th century BC