For a long time in ancient Roman comedy it was forbidden to show Roman citizens in a funny way. That is why the Roman comedy portrayed the Greeks and Greek life. And so it turned out that the Greeks and Romans showed touching unanimity: the Greeks laughed at themselves, the Romans also laughed at the Greeks.
A curtain appears in the Roman theater, which does not rise up and does not diverge to the sides, as it is now, but falls into a special slot in the floor.
IN Greek theater there was a special position - a slave spirit, whose duties included hitting with a stick along the ridge of especially raging spectators.
In one of the theaters of Ionia there was a special row for one-armed warriors. A row of bald-headed slaves was seated in front of them, hitting on their bald spots the former could applaud.
The great Greek playwright Aeschylus died when a tortoise fell from the sky on his bald head. The bald head of the playwright was mistaken for a rock by an eagle flying across the sky, releasing a turtle to break its shell and feast on its meat.
When in the battle of the Athenians and the Samians part of the army led the playwright Sophocles (such an honor was given to him as a reward for outstanding services to the city), he had to fight with detachments led by the Eleatic philosopher Melissus. The playwright has triumphed over the philosopher.
Ancient Greek playwright Phrynichus once presented his play "The Capture of Miletus" at the theater - about the ruin of a Greek city by the Persians. She so upset the audience that the whole theater burst into tears; as punishment, the authorities fined the poet a thousand drachmas and banned the production of his play.
In the Greek theater there were only three actors, each of whom could play several roles. Sometimes, as a curiosity, a fourth actor appeared - a parachoregem (Parachoregamo), who became a “burden of the choreg” (as his name is translated), since the chorega (that is, the sponsor, who was a rich citizen of the city), who was in charge of the production, had an additional responsibility for payment of an extra performer.
In Antigone, Sophocles sings in different places plays by Antigone and Creon. How can we explain this, since we know that in ancient theater usually sang main actor called the protagonist? Just in this case, the Greek theater entrusted the protagonist with the performance of the corresponding parts of both roles: at first he played the entire role of Antigone - until her death, and then - at the end of the play - he dressed up as Creon, who had previously been played by another actor.
In classical Athens view theatrical production tragedy was obligatory for all inhabitants of Athens, except for slaves. Therefore, the whole city gathered at the performance. The poor were paid compensation for money not earned at that time. When the people in charge of the performances began to charge entrance fees, the government of Athens also began to pay this money to the citizens. But decent women were not allowed to stage comedies, except that hetaeras could be in the theater at a performance comic works.
All roles in Greek theater were performed by men. Female actresses appeared later, they were all girls of easy virtue and performed only in mimes (rather obscene scenes of domestic content) and pantomimes.
Greek playwrights who presented their tragedies on stage competed with each other. The winning playwright received an ivy wreath as a reward. The winning choreg (sponsor of the production) could erect a monument for himself, which had never been made from life and which indicated both the name of the choreg and the name of the playwright.
Before the performance of tragedies on the orchestra (a round stage like the arena of a modern circus, on which performances were given in Greece), pigs were cut and sprinkled with the blood of the audience.
Actors in Greece performed in masks, which they could change only once - as a result of ups and downs (for example, when King Oedipus at Sophocles turned from sighted into blind).
Philip of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great) was killed in the local theatre.
Already in the 3rd century BC. e. comedian playwright Philemon hired clackers against his rival Menander.
For his jokes against the politician Cleon, the playwright-comedian Aristophanes was beaten by the servants of the latter right in the theater.
The Roman playwright Livius Andronicus himself played the main roles in his tragedies. When one day he lost his voice, he began to entrust the performance of all the songs to a special boy standing behind him, while he himself only opened his mouth. This is the first recorded case in history of the use of a phonogram.
In the Roman pantomime, getters in transparent tunics participated, which they threw off along the way. Emperor Justinian married one of these dancers - Theodora.
In Rome, the so-called mimic hypotheses were popular - stretched tragicomic representations that were written by famous author Philistion. The most popular plot was the adventures of the robber Lavreol, who was crucified on the cross at the end of the performance. At the right moment, the actor was replaced by some person sentenced to death and a real execution was carried out in front of the audience.
1. In the Greek theater there was a special position - a rabduh, whose duties included hitting the backbone of especially raging spectators with a stick.
2. In one of the theaters of Ionia there was a special row for one-armed warriors. A row of bald-headed slaves was seated in front of them, hitting on their bald spots the former could applaud.
3. For a long time in ancient Roman comedy it was forbidden to show Roman citizens in a funny way. That is why the Roman comedy portrayed the Greeks and Greek life. And so it turned out that the Greeks and Romans showed touching unanimity: the Greeks laughed at themselves, the Romans also laughed at the Greeks.
4. The great Greek playwright Aeschylus died when a tortoise fell from the sky on his bald head. The bald head of the playwright was mistaken for a rock by an eagle flying across the sky, releasing a turtle to break its shell and feast on its meat.
5. When in the battle of the Athenians and the Samians a part of the army marched under the leadership of the playwright Sophocles (such an honor was given to him as a reward for outstanding services to the city), he had to fight with detachments led by the Eleatic philosopher Melissus. The playwright has triumphed over the philosopher.
6. The ancient Greek playwright Phrynichus once presented his play "The Capture of Miletus" at the theater - about the ruin of a Greek city by the Persians. She so upset the audience that the whole theater burst into tears; as punishment, the authorities fined the poet a thousand drachmas and banned the production of his play.
7. There were only three actors in the Greek theater, each of whom could play several roles. Sometimes, as a curiosity, a fourth actor appeared - a parachoregem, who became a “burden of choreg” (as his name is translated), since the chorega (that is, the sponsor, who was a rich citizen of the city), who was in charge of the production, had an additional obligation to pay for the extra performer .
8. In Sophocles' Antigone, the plays of Antigone and Creon are sung in various places. How can this be explained, since we know that in the ancient theater usually only the main actor, called the protagonist, sang? Just in this case, the Greek theater entrusted the protagonist with the performance of the corresponding parts of both roles: at first he played the entire role of Antigone - until her death, and then - in the finale of the play - he dressed up as Creon, who had previously been played by another actor.
9. In classical Athens, watching a theatrical performance of a tragedy was compulsory for all the inhabitants of Athens, except for slaves. Therefore, the whole city gathered at the performance. The poor were paid compensation for money not earned at that time. When the people in charge of the performances began to charge entrance fees, the government of Athens also began to pay this money to the citizens. But decent women were not allowed to stage comedies, except that hetaeras could be in the theater at the presentation of comic works.
10. All the roles in the Greek theater were performed by men. Female actresses appeared later, they were all girls of easy virtue and performed only in mimes (rather obscene scenes of domestic content) and pantomimes.
11. Greek playwrights who presented their tragedies on stage competed with each other. The winning playwright received an ivy wreath as a reward. The winning choreg (sponsor of the production) could erect a monument for himself, which had never been made from nature and which indicated both the name of the choreg and the name of the playwright.
12. Before the performance of tragedies on the orchestra (a round stage like the arena of the modern circus, on which performances were given in Greece), pigs were cut and sprinkled with the blood of the audience.
13. Actors in Greece performed in masks, which they could change only once - as a result of ups and downs (for example, when King Oedipus at Sophocles turned from sighted into blind).
14. Philip of Macedon was killed in the local theater.
15. Already in the 3rd century BC. e. comedian playwright Philemon hired clackers against his rival Menander.
16. For his jokes against the politician Cleon, the playwright-comedian Aristophanes was beaten by the servants of the latter right in the theater.
17. A curtain appears in the Roman theater, which does not rise up and does not diverge to the sides, as it is now, but falls into a special slot in the floor.
18. The Roman playwright Livy Andronicus himself played the main roles in his tragedies. When one day he lost his voice, he began to entrust the performance of all the songs to a special boy standing behind him, while he himself only opened his mouth. This is the first recorded case in history of the use of a phonogram.
19. In Rome, the so-called mimic hypotheses were popular - stretched tragicomic representations written by the famous author Philistion. The most popular plot was the adventures of the robber Lavreol, who was crucified on the cross at the end of the performance. At the right moment, the actor was replaced by some person sentenced to death and a real execution was carried out in front of the audience.
20. Heterae in transparent tunics participated in the Roman pantomime, which they threw off along the way. Emperor Justinian married one of these dancers - Theodora.
1. In the Greek theater there was a special position - a rabduh, whose duties included hitting the backbone of especially raging spectators with a stick.
2. In one of the theaters of Ionia there was a special row for one-armed warriors. A row of bald-headed slaves was seated in front of them, hitting on their bald spots the former could applaud.
3. For a long time in ancient Roman comedy it was forbidden to show Roman citizens in a funny way. That is why the Roman comedy portrayed the Greeks and Greek life. And so it turned out that the Greeks and Romans showed touching unanimity: the Greeks laughed at themselves, the Romans also laughed at the Greeks.
4. The great Greek playwright Aeschylus died when a tortoise fell from the sky on his bald head. The bald head of the playwright was mistaken for a rock by an eagle flying across the sky, releasing a turtle to break its shell and feast on its meat.
5. When in the battle of the Athenians and the Samians a part of the army marched under the leadership of the playwright Sophocles (such an honor was given to him as a reward for outstanding services to the city), he had to fight with detachments led by the Eleatic philosopher Melissus. The playwright has triumphed over the philosopher.
6. The ancient Greek playwright Phrynichus once presented his play "The Capture of Miletus" at the theater - about the ruin of a Greek city by the Persians. She so upset the audience that the whole theater burst into tears; as punishment, the authorities fined the poet a thousand drachmas and banned the production of his play.
7. There were only three actors in the Greek theater, each of whom could play several roles. Sometimes, as a curiosity, a fourth actor appeared - a parachoregem, who became a “burden of choreg” (as his name is translated), since the chorega (that is, the sponsor, who was a rich citizen of the city), who was in charge of the production, had an additional obligation to pay for the extra performer .
8. In Sophocles' Antigone, the plays of Antigone and Creon are sung in various places. How can this be explained, since we know that in the ancient theater usually only the main actor, called the protagonist, sang? Just in this case, the Greek theater entrusted the protagonist with the performance of the corresponding parts of both roles: at first he played the entire role of Antigone - until her death, and then - at the end of the play - he dressed up as Creon, who had previously been played by another actor.
9. In classical Athens, watching a theatrical performance of a tragedy was compulsory for all the inhabitants of Athens, except for slaves. Therefore, the whole city gathered at the performance. The poor were paid compensation for money not earned at that time. When the people in charge of the performances began to charge entrance fees, the government of Athens also began to pay this money to the citizens. But decent women were not allowed to stage comedies, except that hetaeras could be in the theater at the presentation of comic works.
10. All the roles in the Greek theater were performed by men. Female actresses appeared later, they were all girls of easy virtue and performed only in mimes (rather obscene scenes of domestic content) and pantomimes.
11. Greek playwrights who presented their tragedies on stage competed with each other. The winning playwright received an ivy wreath as a reward. The winning choreg (sponsor of the production) could erect a monument for himself, which had never been made from life and which indicated both the name of the choreg and the name of the playwright.
12. Before the performance of tragedies on the orchestra (a round stage like the arena of the modern circus, on which performances were given in Greece), pigs were cut and sprinkled with the blood of the audience.
13. Actors in Greece performed in masks, which they could change only once - as a result of ups and downs (for example, when King Oedipus at Sophocles turned from sighted into blind).
14. Philip of Macedon was killed in the local theater.
15. Already in the 3rd century BC. e. comedian playwright Philemon hired clackers against his rival Menander.
16. For his jokes against the politician Cleon, the playwright-comedian Aristophanes was beaten by the servants of the latter right in the theater.
17. A curtain appears in the Roman theater, which does not rise up and does not diverge to the sides, as it is now, but falls into a special slot in the floor.
18. The Roman playwright Livy Andronicus himself played the main roles in his tragedies. When one day he lost his voice, he began to entrust the performance of all the songs to a special boy standing behind him, while he himself only opened his mouth. This is the first recorded case in history of the use of a phonogram.
19. In Rome, the so-called mimic hypotheses were popular - stretched tragicomic representations that were written by the famous author Philistion. The most popular plot was the adventures of the robber Lavreol, who was crucified on the cross at the end of the performance. At the right moment, the actor was replaced by some person sentenced to death and a real execution was carried out in front of the audience.
20. Heterae in transparent tunics participated in the Roman pantomime, which they threw off along the way. Emperor Justinian married one of these dancers - Theodora.
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1. In the Greek theater there was a special position - a rabduh, whose duties included hitting the backbone of especially raging spectators with a stick.
2 . In one of the theaters of Ionia there was a special row for one-armed warriors. A row of bald-headed slaves was seated in front of them, hitting on their bald spots the former could applaud.
3. For a long time in ancient Roman comedy it was forbidden to show Roman citizens in a funny way. That is why the Roman comedy portrayed the Greeks and Greek life. And so it turned out that the Greeks and Romans showed touching unanimity: the Greeks laughed at themselves, the Romans also laughed at the Greeks.
4. The great Greek playwright Aeschylus died when a tortoise fell from the sky on his bald head. The bald head of the playwright was mistaken for a rock by an eagle flying across the sky, releasing a turtle to break its shell and feast on its meat.
5. When in the battle of the Athenians and the Samians a part of the army marched under the leadership of the playwright Sophocles (such an honor was given to him as a reward for outstanding services to the city), he had to fight with detachments led by the Eleatic philosopher Melissus. The playwright has triumphed over the philosopher.
6. The ancient Greek playwright Phrynichus once presented his play "The Capture of Miletus" at the theater - about the ruin of a Greek city by the Persians. She so upset the audience that the whole theater burst into tears; as punishment, the authorities fined the poet a thousand drachmas and banned the production of his play.
7. There were only three actors in the Greek theater, each of whom could play several roles. Sometimes, as a curiosity, a fourth actor appeared - a parachoregem, who became a “burden of choreg” (as his name is translated), since the chorega (that is, the sponsor, who was a rich citizen of the city), who was in charge of the production, had an additional obligation to pay for the extra performer .
8. In Sophocles' Antigone, the plays of Antigone and Creon are sung in various places. How can this be explained, since we know that in the ancient theater usually only the main actor, called the protagonist, sang? Just in this case, the Greek theater entrusted the protagonist with the performance of the corresponding parts of both roles: at first he played the entire role of Antigone - until her death, and then - at the end of the play - he dressed up as Creon, who had previously been played by another actor.
9. In classical Athens, watching a theatrical performance of a tragedy was compulsory for all the inhabitants of Athens, except for slaves. Therefore, the whole city gathered at the performance. The poor were paid compensation for money not earned at that time. When the people in charge of the performances began to charge entrance fees, the government of Athens also began to pay this money to the citizens. But decent women were not allowed to stage comedies, except that hetaeras could be in the theater at the presentation of comic works.
10. All the roles in the Greek theater were performed by men. Female actresses appeared later, they were all girls of easy virtue and performed only in mimes (rather obscene scenes of domestic content) and pantomimes.
11. Greek playwrights who presented their tragedies on stage competed with each other. The winning playwright received an ivy wreath as a reward. The winning choreg (sponsor of the production) could erect a monument for himself, which had never been made from nature and which indicated both the name of the choreg and the name of the playwright.
12. Before the performance of tragedies on the orchestra (a round stage like the arena of the modern circus, on which performances were given in Greece), pigs were cut and sprinkled with the blood of the audience.
13. Actors in Greece performed in masks, which they could change only once - as a result of ups and downs (for example, when King Oedipus at Sophocles turned from sighted into blind).
14. Philip of Macedon was killed in the local theater.
15. Already in the 3rd century BC. e. comedian playwright Philemon hired clackers against his rival Menander.
16. For his jokes against the politician Cleon, the playwright-comedian Aristophanes was beaten by the servants of the latter right in the theater.
17. A curtain appears in the Roman theater, which does not rise up and does not diverge to the sides, as it is now, but falls into a special slot in the floor.
18. The Roman playwright Livy Andronicus himself played the main roles in his tragedies. When one day he lost his voice, he began to entrust the performance of all the songs to a special boy standing behind him, while he himself only opened his mouth. This is the first recorded case in history of the use of a phonogram.
19. In Rome, the so-called mimic hypotheses were popular - stretched tragicomic representations that were written by the famous author Philistion. The most popular plot was the adventures of the robber Lavreol, who was crucified on the cross at the end of the performance. At the right moment, the actor was replaced by some person sentenced to death and a real execution was carried out in front of the audience.
20. Heterae in transparent tunics participated in the Roman pantomime, which they threw off along the way. Emperor Justinian married one of these dancers - Theodora .
In the Greek theater there was a special position - a slave spirit, whose duties included hitting the backbone of especially raging spectators with a stick.
In one of the theaters of Ionia there was a special row for one-armed warriors. A row of bald-headed slaves was seated in front of them, hitting on their bald spots the former could applaud.
For a long time in ancient Roman comedy it was forbidden to show Roman citizens in a funny way. That is why the Roman comedy portrayed the Greeks and Greek life. And so it turned out that the Greeks and Romans showed touching unanimity: the Greeks laughed at themselves, the Romans also laughed at the Greeks.
The great Greek playwright Aeschylus died when a tortoise fell from the sky on his bald head. The bald head of the playwright was mistaken for a rock by an eagle flying across the sky, releasing a turtle to break its shell and feast on its meat.
When in the battle of the Athenians and the Samians part of the army led the playwright Sophocles (such an honor was given to him as a reward for outstanding services to the city), he had to fight with detachments led by the Eleatic philosopher Melissus. The playwright has triumphed over the philosopher.
The ancient Greek playwright Phrynichus once presented his play "The Capture of Miletus" at the theater - about the ruin of a Greek city by the Persians. She so upset the audience that the whole theater burst into tears; as punishment, the authorities fined the poet a thousand drachmas and banned the production of his play.
In the Greek theater there were only three actors, each of whom could play several roles. Sometimes, as a curiosity, a fourth actor appeared - a parachoregem, who became a “burden of choreg” (as his name is translated), since the chorega (that is, the sponsor, who was a rich citizen of the city), who was in charge of the production, had an additional obligation to pay for the extra performer .
In Sophocles' Antigone, the plays of Antigone and Creon are sung in various places. How can this be explained, since we know that in the ancient theater usually only the main actor, called the protagonist, sang? Just in this case, the Greek theater entrusted the protagonist with the performance of the corresponding parts of both roles: at first he played the entire role of Antigone - until her death, and then - in the finale of the play - he dressed up as Creon, who had previously been played by another actor.
In classical Athens, watching a theatrical performance of a tragedy was compulsory for all the inhabitants of Athens, except for slaves. Therefore, the whole city gathered at the performance. The poor were paid compensation for money not earned at that time. When the people in charge of the performances began to charge entrance fees, the government of Athens also began to pay this money to the citizens. But decent women were not allowed to stage comedies, except that hetaeras could be in the theater at the presentation of comic works.
All roles in Greek theater were performed by men. Female actresses appeared later, they were all girls of easy virtue and performed only in mimes (rather obscene scenes of domestic content) and pantomimes.
Greek playwrights who presented their tragedies on stage competed with each other. The winning playwright received an ivy wreath as a reward. The winning choreg (sponsor of the production) could erect a monument for himself, which had never been made from life and which indicated both the name of the choreg and the name of the playwright.
Before the performance of tragedies on the orchestra (a round stage like the arena of a modern circus, on which performances were given in Greece), pigs were cut and sprinkled with the blood of the audience.
Actors in Greece performed in masks, which they could change only once - as a result of ups and downs (for example, when King Oedipus at Sophocles turned from sighted into blind).
Philip of Macedon was killed in the local theatre.
Already in the 3rd century BC. e. comedian playwright Philemon hired clackers against his rival Menander.
For his jokes against the politician Cleon, the playwright-comedian Aristophanes was beaten by the servants of the latter right in the theater.
A curtain appears in the Roman theater, which does not rise up and does not diverge to the sides, as it is now, but falls into a special slot in the floor.
The Roman playwright Livius Andronicus himself played the main roles in his tragedies. When one day he lost his voice, he began to entrust the performance of all the songs to a special boy standing behind him, while he himself only opened his mouth. This is the first recorded case in history of the use of a phonogram.
In Rome, the so-called mimic hypotheses were popular - stretched tragicomic representations that were written by the famous author Philistion. The most popular plot was the adventures of the robber Lavreol, who was crucified on the cross at the end of the performance. At the right moment, the actor was replaced by some person sentenced to death and a real execution was carried out in front of the audience.
In the Roman pantomime, getters in transparent tunics participated, which they threw off along the way. Emperor Justinian married one of these dancers - Theodora.
