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 ...

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.

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 ...

The earliest origins of drama are to be found in Athens where ancient hymns ... the 'City Dionysia', a festival of entertainment held in honor of the god Dionysus, featured competitions in ...