Later Greek Legacy

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Athenian comedy , satyrs and tragedy were recorded as one of the earliest theater forms to appear in world . Greek theater and plays had great impact on western drama and culture . Almost every Greek and roman city which was noteworthy in those days had open-air theater , which had neatly arranged seats in tiers looking over the nearby lovely view of landscape . In these theaters , the ancient Greek could sit so as to watch plays of Euripides , Arostophanes , Aeschhylus , Menender

and Sophocles These theatres were developed through God Dionysus ceremonial worship and were naturally communal . Greek comedy flourished much from c .600 to c .200 BC as a tradition in the ancient Greek . Athens comedy are claimed to have evolved from several festivals related to cult of the Dionyos who was God of Greek in charge of wine and fertility . Athens comedy was conducted during Dionysia which was festival conducted annually in honor of Dionysus

The Athens comedy ridiculed members of the society who were prominent and also mythology . Autochthony myth was basic to imaginary of culture to democracy of the Athens . These comedies narrated about people shared origins for people of diverse statuses and origins . They provided theoretical justification crucial for exclusivity and democratic egalitarianism . The comedies were furnishing basis for every one in the society to be common and thus equality between them all . The myth provided a generation model that justified exclusion of all foreigners and all the women...