The origins of Greek Tragedy
Ancient History Hound
English - January 24, 2021 10:43 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsHistory Society & Culture ancienthistory classics rome ancientgreece ancientrome culture greece history mythology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Classical Athens is famous for the introduction of theatre and Tragedy. But it didn't just appear out of nowhere.
In this episode I try and piece together how it developed and ended up as a main component of the City Dionysia at Athens. All this with rude puppets, wild processions, the odd phallus and politics.
Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental).