Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The veneration of St Genesius continues today, and the actor-martyr is considered the patron of actors and acting societies, including those that assist actors. The British Catholic Stage Guild regards him as their patron saint , and the Shrine of St. Genesius in Saint Malachy's Roman Catholic Church in the New York City Borough of Manhattan ...
Rome was founded as a monarchy under Etruscan rule, and remained as such throughout the first two and a half centuries of its existence. Following the expulsion of Rome's last king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, or "Tarquin the Proud," circa 509 BC, Rome became a republic and was henceforth led by a group of magistrates elected by the Roman people.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Lucius Accius - tragic poet and literary scholar [4] [5] [6] Titus Accius - jurist and equestrian [7] Acerronia Polla - servant of Agrippina the Younger [8] Gnaeus Acerronius Proculus - consul [9] [10] Acilius Severus - consul and urban prefect [11] Acilius Severus - Christian writer [12] [13] [14] Gaius Acilius - senator and historian [15]
The Artists of Dionysus or Dionysiac Artists (Ancient Greek: οἱ περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον τεχνιταί, romanized: hoi peri ton Dionuson technitai) were an association of actors and other performers who coordinated the organisation of Greek theatrical and musical performances in the Hellenistic Period and under the Roman Empire.
No other Roman actor obtained comparable popularity and esteem. So highly was he regarded that even his pupils were assured of success on the boards. The refined Greek method of acting was currently out of vogue in favor of coarser fodder, but Roscius overturned this view, demonstrating that the highest art lies in moderation, not clown-like ...
According to the epitaph on her tomb, which was written by her father, she was a star of the Theatre of ancient Rome. [1] She is one of the few ancient actresses known to have achieved fame and respect in her profession during the Roman Republic. Eucharis would most likely have primarily performed as a dancer, as few other roles were open to ...