and Ornella Salvadori

100 color and 20 b/w illustrations

Architecture

and Lucy Bradnock is a postdoctoral fellow

particularly in Africa Proconsularis

The Art of Ancient Greek Theater ACTIVE and Ornella SalvadoriEdited by Mary Louise Hart The Art of Ancient Greek Theater considers the vibrant imprint that ancient Greek tragedy and comedy left on the visual arts of classical Greece. Theatrical performance as we know it originated in the mid sixth century BCE with choral dances held in honor of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine and patron of the theater. The great tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, as well as the comedies of Aristophanes and