[Agora Image] 2004.01.0338 (HAT 52-112)

Ariobarzanes inscription below the Theater of Dionysos ... 1952 ... Ariobarzanes inscription below the Theater of Dionysos.

[Agora Publication] Frantz (1982): The Date of the Phaidros Bema in the Theater of Dionysos

Frantz, M. Alison ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia Supplement 20 34-39+194-195 10.2307_1353943 ... 1982 ... The Date of the Phaidros Bema in the Theater of Dionysos

[Agora Publication] Townsend (1986): The Fourth-Century Skene of the Theater of Dionysos at Athens

Townsend, Rhys F ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 55.4 4 421-438 10.2307_148177 ... 1986 ... The Fourth-Century Skene of the Theater of Dionysos at Athens

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Theater

http://agathe.gr/democracy/theater.html

Theater Western drama was an Athenian invention which developed late in the 6th century B.C. out of the festivals celebrated in honor of the god Dionysos. Originally held in the Agora, the plays were soon ... Theater Western drama was an Athenian invention which developed late in the 6th century B.C. out of the festivals celebrated in honor of the god Dionysos. Originally held in the Agora, the plays were soon transferred to the South Slope of the Acropolis, where a theater holding close to 15,000 people was constructed. ... The large numbers of surviving examples indicate how important theater was in the life of an Athenian citizen.