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Ancient Greek Theatre: The Actors and the Chorus
General information on Greek actors, costumes, masks, scenic appearances, and the chorus.
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Ancient Greek Theatre: Machines
A list of three various machines used in ancient Greek theatre. Includes sketches and brief descriptions.
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The Ancient Theatre Archive
Pictoral tour of ancient Greek and Roman theaters. Click on particular countries on the map of Europe to zoom into them. Then click on particular cities for pictures and brief descriptions of theaters within them.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: City Dionysia: The Theaters
Three-part resource on Greek theater that includes an overview, a roll-over diagram that highlights and defines key architectural elements of ancient Greek theaters, and examples of the influence of ancient Greek architecture on...
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: The Phoenissae by Euripides
The ancient Greek tragedy, The Phonessae, or The Phoenician Women, is offered here in a clearly formatted, full text version at this site.
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: The Suppliants by Euripides
Read the whole text of this ancient Greek tragedy at this well-laid-out site from the University of Adelaide.
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: Medea by Euripides
The ancient Greek playwright's famous story of the jealous Medea is presented here in full text.
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre history.com: Sophocles and His Tragedies
This site provides a complete biography of Sophocles reprinted from a drama history book. Includes his innovations in ancient theater and his achievements as an artist.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Greek Playwright Research Project
Through this lesson students research Greek playwrights, analyze their works, and explain how their works relate to the 21st century.
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre history.com: Greek and Roman Comedy
This TheatreHistory.com page talks about Greek and Roman tragedies. Includes links from within the text.
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: Hippolytus by Euripides
The text of Euripides' ancient play, Hippolytus, is offered at this clearly formatted site.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Agamemnon, by Aeschylus
Aeschylus' famous play, Agamemnon, was written in 458 BCE. The full text available here provides an important perspective on the figure of Agmamemnon in ancient Greek culture.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Tragedy
This encyclopedia entry from Wikipedia about tragedies discusses its Greek origins; the typical characteristics of a tragedy; and lists some examples of ancient Greek, Roman, English, and modern-day writers of tragedies.
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Bernard Suzanne: Athens Map in Socrates and Plato's Time
This interesting site starts out with a map of the Agora of Acropolis. By clicking on various locations of the map, you are linked to more detailed descriptions. Scroll down below the map for an alphabetical listing of different Greek...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Live From Antiquity!
Intended to accompany a reading of Sophocles' _Antigone_, "Live From Antiquity!" provides framework for teaching the "cultural and historical context of Greek drama and its role in Greek society."
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Theatre and Drama in Ancient Greece
Brief description of how societal traditions developed into theater in Ancient Greece. Includes well-known playwrights and plays as well as links to comprehensive information within and outside of the site.
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Theatron: Computer Theater Reconstructions
Theaters from ancient times are recreated using computer graphics. Photos of remaining theaters are provided.
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Theatron: The Theater of Dionysus
Information and recreated models of the Theater of Dionysus, showing its architectural evolution and transformation over time, from the fifth century B.C. through the Roman imperial period.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The Persians by Aeschylus
This MIT Internet Classics Archives page is a translation of "The Persians" in an easy-to-read format, maintaining the verse format of the original.