THEATER OF DIONYSUS, Theater Of Dionysus
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Hi, my name’s Rick, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Theater of Dionysus.
The Theatre of Dionysus lies at the foot of the Acropolis, and was the first real theater in the world.
For the Greeks, the theater was the place where citizens would gather to take part in the presentation of the great enigmas that concerned everyday life.
It was Peisistratos who introduced the celebrations in 540 BC in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and inebriation, which involved not only choral singing and dancing, but also theatrical performances in which the authors presented their works to the public, who judged them on their merits....