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Ancient Greece

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Ancient Greece

Odeon

History; Ancient Greece

A small theater, often roofed, used for smaller entertainment venues such as performed music poetry readings, debates, or lectures.

Analemmata

History; Ancient Greece

Supporting or retaining walls for the audience seating area; more specifically, exterior walls supporting the theatron.

Agora

History; Ancient Greece

Large, open public space which served as a place for assembly for the citizens of a Greek city;

Tetrastoon

History; Ancient Greece

Four rows of columns; also a meeting place or public square.

Panathenaea

History; Ancient Greece

Modelled on the Panhellenic festival, the Great Panathenaea was an important Athenian summer religious festival honouring Athena, for all of Greece, both men and women.

Hesiod

History; Ancient Greece

Hesiod probably lived around 700 B.C., shortly after Homer, in a Boeotian village called Ascra. Hesiod's major works are Theogony and Works and Days.

Ostracism

History; Ancient Greece

Part of Athenian democracy was the institution of ostracism whereby the people could temporarily get rid of someone they feared.

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