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... persons would lose their lives in contests of man against man , or man against beast . There were many different kinds of spectacles . Rome , in its centuries of splendor and might , built many more stadiums and arenas for such events ...
... persons would lose their lives in contests of man against man , or man against beast . There were many different kinds of spectacles . Rome , in its centuries of splendor and might , built many more stadiums and arenas for such events ...
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... persons appear in black veils , which would be familiar enough to us . Divine personages , like the gods who ap- peared on the Greek stage , would have gilded faces . Sick persons would appear in heavy yellow veils . A robber would have ...
... persons appear in black veils , which would be familiar enough to us . Divine personages , like the gods who ap- peared on the Greek stage , would have gilded faces . Sick persons would appear in heavy yellow veils . A robber would have ...
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... persons to whom the events had occurred in life . The narration is accompanied by formal move- ments , poses , and groupings appropriate to the story within this strict convention . The stage is another simple platform for acting . The ...
... persons to whom the events had occurred in life . The narration is accompanied by formal move- ments , poses , and groupings appropriate to the story within this strict convention . The stage is another simple platform for acting . The ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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