Transcript -- Creating a Spectacle: Theatre in Ancient Athens

08/15/13 • -1 min

Transcript -- Why was theatre-going so important to the Athenians? James Robson, Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies at The Open University, looks at the birth of comedy and the rise of democracy and wonders why we never hear of Spartan stand up.

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Creating a Spectacle: Theatre in Ancient Athens

Why was theatre-going so important to the Athenians? James Robson, Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies at The Open University, looks at the birth of comedy and the rise of democracy and wonders why we never hear of Spartan stand up.