History of Greek Theater

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  • Arion produces a dithyrambic chorus
    625 BCE

    Arion produces a dithyrambic chorus

    A Greek poet named Arion created a dithyrambic poem which is sung to honor the god of wine and fertility Dionysus.
  • Period: 600 BCE to 570 BCE

    Cliesthenes conveys tragic choruses to Dionysus.

    Cliesthenes transferred religious honors of sacrifices and festivals what were perviously paid to honor Adrastus to honor Dionysus. Even though they were honored towards Dionysus, they still honor tragic choruses to Adrastus. Because of his life story and his suffering as lived.But, then Cliesthenses changed the choruses to Dionysus while the rest of the ceremony was transferred to Melanippus.
  • Thespis performs a tragedy at a festival in Athens
    536 BCE

    Thespis performs a tragedy at a festival in Athens

    Thespis who sang dithyrambs, he was credited about the tragedy he wrote for the festival in Athens. He was the first winner to be credited for that competition. He became the first actor in the history of Theater.
  • The beginning of Greek comedy
    486 BCE

    The beginning of Greek comedy

    There was a annual competition for comedies in Athens held as part of the Lenaea, a three-day festival in January. Aristophanes is the only one comic author's work has survived from the 5th century.
  • Aeschylus' first produced play
    472 BCE

    Aeschylus' first produced play

    Aeschylus a Greek writer who was both a playwright and a soldier wrote a play called the Persians. Which, he performed and won first place at a festival in Dionsyia.
  • Aeschylus writes Seven Against Thebes
    467 BCE

    Aeschylus writes Seven Against Thebes

    This was first performed at a festival and won first place. This play covers the myth of the Bottle of Thebes. In which the king of Thebes steps down and gives the throne to his two sons who alternate their use of the throne.
  • The first Greek theater was built
    340 BCE

    The first Greek theater was built

    Before, to watch performance people must watch on the hillsides to see the performance. But, in 340 BC Epidaurus was built with a stone base to show the orchestra and to show the religious features.
  • 330 BCE

    Aristotle's poems include defense of Greek tragedy and comedy

    Aristotle claimed to have accounted poetry which was a mix of tragedy, comedy and drama.To Aristotle these genres of theatre were similar in many different ways like the harmony, the different character and the way it is told.