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__Art of Ancient Greece__

The art in Ancient Greece involved many statues, sculptures, paintings, music, and theatrical performances. Greek artists paved the way to modern statues, as their artwork was more realistic and life-like than any other civilization before them. Artists used incredible clays, and marble to create there masterpieces. In the earlier artworks the artists created less life-like figures, but as time went on new techniques were discovered that made the sculpture appear more realistic. Artists often carved out of marble to have a realistic skin portrayal. The greek people were famous for there incredibly beautiful images of the human body. Their art is still popular today in modern society Europe. The beautiful statues and paintings are still proudly displayed through out the cities of Greece.

Another one of the main parts of art and culture in ancient Greece was theater. Greek dramas were a major deal and a main part of the Ancient Greek's entertainment. The scripts and plays were typically based on Greek Mythology and religion. The theater in Greece originated in Athens, and it was the center of the city. All of the people went to the plays that took place in an amphitheater. It is a giant open building with stadium seating in which the people can sit all around the stage. The drama in Athens was so important to the community that there was a Theoric Fund that financed the audiences attendance to the preformance, the rulers of the city made it a crime for that money to be used for any other purpose. All performances took place at the City Dionysia, which was a theatrical festival that held great meaning to the Athenians. It would last three days in which play writers competed infront of their audiences. The topic of the festival usually was to lighten the mood and poke fun at current events in society. Although the festival focused on theatrical performances there were also musical acts as well comedians.



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"Athens and Sparta (Overview)." // World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras //. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 16 Sept. 2011.

"Greek drama." // World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras //. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 16 Sept. 2011.

"Theater of Herodes Atticus at Acropolis in Athens." Image. Nedim Jukic/Dreamstime. // World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras //. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 16 Sept. 2011.