Military and Government
Type of government during the height of Roman theatre's popularity
Republic
Antigone
Greek scene building
Skene
Stock characters introduced during this era
Hellenistic
War that ended the Golden Age of Greece
Peloponnesian War
Play based on historical naval battle at Salamis between Persia and Greece
The Persians
Responsible for concrete structured theatre building
Romans
Name of Greek stage
Proscenium
Length war between Persia and Athens
Persian War
First known old Comedy playwright
Aristophanes
Provision of light during play productions
The sun
African playwright
Terence
Ruler who influenced theatre during the Hellenistic Era
Alexander the Great
A dancer and torch bearer
Euripides
Seating for Greek dignitaries and officials
Proedria
Horace's dramatic theory book
Ars Poëtica
Most developed military power in the 5th century
Athens
Writers attempted to pass their plays off as his
Plautus
Sides eliminated during this era
Hellenistic
Tragedies based on Greek Subjects
Fubulae Crepidatae