Theatre of Ancient Greece
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The Theatre of Ancient Greece was an important part in the culture of Ancient Greece. It is the origin of modern western theatre, and many of their plays are still shown today. They also invented the genres of tragedy, comedy and Satyr play.
Only men were allowed as actors. The actors often wore masks or painted their faces, so that the people would know who the actor played.
The most known writers of plays are Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides for tragedies, and Aristophanes for comedies.
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