Greek Reporter20h
Ancient Greek Religious Festival of Anthesteria Revived in Athens
The ancient Greek religious festival of Anthesteria was revived in the center of the old city in Athens on Sunday.
Greek Reporter9d
Booing Started in Ancient Greece
Like several forms of expression, booing originated in Ancient Greece in the theater, as a means to express dissatisfaction ...
National Geographic news1mon
Wine, Women, and Wisdom: The Symposia of Ancient Greece
In ancient Greece ... Depicted on a tetradrachm, the Olympian Dionysus was the god of wine, an important part of the revelry at Greek feasts. Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI The Greek historian ...
PBS1mon
The Origins of Theatre - The First Actor
The earliest origins of drama are to be found in Athens where ancient ... public festivals. One of these, the 'City Dionysia', a festival of entertainment held in honor of the god Dionysus ...
Paris Olympics organizers apologize after critics say 'The Last Supper' was mocked
Paris Olympic organizers apologized Sunday to people offended during a tableau of the opening ceremony that depicted the ...
BBC8mon
KS2 Ancient Greece: 3. Structures, statues, poems and plays
The playwright Euripides introduces us to the various forms of Ancient Greek architecture ... that take place every year during the ‘Festival of Dionysus’, the God of wine.
BBC5mon
What do we know about ancient Greek culture?
Thousands of people packed the hillside arena of ancient Athens to watch ... The city put on a drama festival called the Dionysia in honour of the god Dionysus. He was the god of the theatre ...