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Atellan Farce
Roman Context
Festivals/Playwrights
Plays and Playwrights
100
Three things that encompassed Roman Theatre
What are acrobatics, trained animals, jugglers, athletic events, music and dance, dramatric skits, short farces, and full length drams?
100
Atellan farce came to Rome as a contribution from this country
What is Italy?
100
This country's theatre was focused on the "what"
What is Greek Theatre?
100
The oldest Offical Festival
What is the ludi Romani?
100
The number of plays survived by Publius Terentius After
What is six?
200
Roman Theatre is often compared to this form of modern entertainment
What is Television?
200
Atellan farce was compared to this kind of performance
What is Greek Mime (phylakes)?
200
This country's theatre was focused on the "how"
What is Roman Theatre?
200
This happened to the number of performances under the Roman Empire
What is increased?
200
Considered to be the greatest comic writer
Who is Caecilius Statius?
300
The name for Roman actors
What is histroines?
300
Atellan Farce consisted of these types of characters
What are stock characters?
300
Characteristics of Roman Drama
What are virtue, honor, and loyalty?
300
Literature is said to begun with this playwright
Who is Livus Andronicus?
300
The number of plays survived by Plautus
What is twenty?
400
This was considered to be Rome's most important festival
What is the ludi Romani?
400
Stories in Atellan Farce were based off of these two factors
What are domestic situations or mythological burlesque?
400
Characteristics of Roman Comedy
What are lighthearted treatment of domesti complications that were resolved happily?
400
This playwright is known for introducing Roman allusions into theatre
Who is Gnaeus Naevius?
400
Last known writer of fabular palliata
Who is Turpilius?
500
This policy was adopted by the Romans to hold theatre in conjunction with Market fairs
What is the Etruscan Policy?
500
These were the costume conventions in Atellan Farce
What is fixed costume and mask for each actor?
500
These types of performances were usually associated with religion
What are festivals?
500
Two principal comic writers
Who are Plautus and Terence?
500
The number of plays survived by Caecilius Statius
What is none?