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Actors in masks. The Greeks used masks that showed emotions in order for the big audiences to see. The emotions were usually angry, sad or funny. Some masks had two sides. The actors also wore big wigs, and padded costumes to look fatter or stronger. Sometimes they even had thick-soled shoes to make them taller. Ancient Greek Costumes, Ancient Greece History, Ancient Greek Clothing, Greek Chorus, Greek Costumes, Greek Plays, Ancient Greek Theatre, Greece History, Greek Theatre

Actors in masks. The Greeks used masks that showed emotions in order for the big audiences to see. The emotions were usually angry, sad or funny. Some masks had two sides. The actors also wore big wigs, and padded costumes to look fatter or stronger. Sometimes they even had thick-soled shoes to make them taller.

Placed adjacent to temples of nature and of the fertility god Dionysus, the orchestra was used for dramatic performances, which, together with a procession and sacrifice, composed the annual spring festival of the god. The theatre was first built in the 6th century BCE. Modified and expanded over the centuries, it is the oldest Greek theatre and is the site where some of the most famous Greek plays from antiquity were first performed. Theatre of Dionysus Photographer: Derrick Sugden #Ur Temple Of Dionysus, Ruins, Ancient Greek Plays, Roman Theatre Architecture, Theatre Of Dionysus, Ampitheater Greek, Old Greek Architecture, Greek Mythology Moodboard, Greek Theatre Aesthetic

Placed adjacent to temples of nature and of the fertility god Dionysus, the orchestra was used for dramatic performances, which, together with a procession and sacrifice, composed the annual spring festival of the god. The theatre was first built in the 6th century BCE. Modified and expanded over the centuries, it is the oldest Greek theatre and is the site where some of the most famous Greek plays from antiquity were first performed. Theatre of Dionysus Photographer: Derrick Sugden #Ur

The famous ancient theatre of Epidaurus was constructed in the late 4th century BC, around the time when Athens was flourishing in art, philosophy, science, and of course theatre, and can seat more than 12,000 spectators. It is regarded as the best-preserved theatre in Greece and famous for its exemplary acoustics. IG 📷 pallisd  #Epidaurus Epidaurus Theatre, History Of Egypt, Ancient Greece Aesthetic, Ancient Theatre, Ancient Greek Theatre, Ancient Pompeii, The Invincible, Greece Trip, Art Philosophy

The famous ancient theatre of Epidaurus was constructed in the late 4th century BC, around the time when Athens was flourishing in art, philosophy, science, and of course theatre, and can seat more than 12,000 spectators. It is regarded as the best-preserved theatre in Greece and famous for its exemplary acoustics. IG 📷 pallisd #Epidaurus

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