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Susarion of Megara (~580 BC); Epicharmus of Kos (~540–450 BC); Phormis, late 6th century BC; Dinolochus, 487 BC; Euetes 485 BC; Euxenides 485 BC; Mylus 485 BC; Chionides 487 BC; Magnes 472 BC
Pages in category "Ancient Greek dramatists and playwrights" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The ancient Roman comedies that have survived can be categorized as fabula palliata (comedies based on Greek subjects). Roman comic dramatists made several structural changes, such as the removal of the previously prominent role of the chorus as a means of separating the action into distinct episodes and the addition of musical accompaniment to ...
A theatrical culture flourished in ancient Greece from 700 BC. At its centre was the city-state of Athens , which became a significant cultural, political, and religious place during this period, and the theatre was institutionalised there as part of a festival called the Dionysia , which honoured the god Dionysus .
Euripides [a] (c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens.Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full.
Old Comedy is the first period of the ancient Greek comedy, according to the canonical division by the Alexandrian grammarians. [1] The most important Old Comic playwright is Aristophanes – whose works, with their daring political commentary and abundance of sexual innuendo, de facto define the genre.
Ancient Greek dramatists and playwrights (7 C, 101 P) P. Ancient Greek plays (5 C, 6 P) W. ... Theatre of ancient Greece; A. Agon; Anagnorisis; List of ancient Greek ...
Also: Greece: People: By occupation: Theatre people / Writers: Dramatists and playwrights Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.