Ancient+Greece

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=Writing and Literature = Some of the greatest literature from ancient times was written by the Ancient Greek playwrights. The four most famous are as follows: Sophocles, Euripedes, Aeschylus and Aristophanes. We will be reading a representative play from each of the tragedians. These great plays are as follows: [|• Oedipus Rex](Oedipus the King) [|• Medea] •[|Prometheus Bound] ====Many of these great plays were performed in ancient amphitheaters that allowed each and every spectator to hear the dialogues and monologues being presented. Actors wore very vivid masks to accentuate their emotions as they performed on stage. ====

Actresses? They did not exist on the ancient stage - all the way into the Renaissance.
Other major writings from this period come from the major philosophers who set the standard for the Western world. They are as follows: Socrates We have no writings directly from Socrates Plato "[|Allegory of the Cave]" [|Support for Understanding] from Plato's Republic Aristotle Other major writers are as follows: Herodotus Father of History Hesiod //Theogony// (the myths) Thucydides Father of Military History Aesop [|Aesop's Fables]