Theatre in Ancient Greek Society

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• Preface Abbreviations Figures 1. Introduction: Early Athenian theatre; setting and context 2. The Early Period and the Fifth Century: the visual evidence 3. The Late Fifth and the Fourth Centuries 4. Theatre at the Transition to the Hellenistic World 5. Theatre in the Hellenistic World 6. Conventions and the Classics: Greek theatre in the Roman world Notes Bibliography Index