The Ancient Greeks for sure lived the good life. They loved to attend the live theatre in the open air. Some theatres were able to hold 15,000 viewers! The Greeks didn’t just come to the theatre for fun. Drama contests were held in theatres across towns; and winners were held with as much respect as Olympic winners! There were three types of of plays that the Ancient Greeks invented:comedies, tragedies, and satires. Comedies are plays that always have a happy ending. Satires are plays that made fun and humour out of real people and events. Tragedies are play that always have a sad ending. The play was portrayed in two ways. The story was spoken out loud by a Greek chorus, and the performers told the story with masks and body movements; they did not speak at all. One of the most famous and successful actor in all of Ancient Greece was Thespis. Now-a-days, actors are called thespians in his honour. When you’re going to your next booked play, thank the Ancient Greeks for creating the theatre, and the stage the actors are on!
Columns of Ancient Greece
Tuesday, 3 June 2014
Ancient Greek Literature
Geia sas! (that's hello in greek). For the next few posts, we'll be exploring Literature and Drama. Get out your mask, because this is about to become interesting!
The Ancient Greeks wrote some of the best literature that the world has ever seen. We still read Greek stories, like Aesop’s fables, today. The Ancient Greek writing style is normally divided into two parts: the epic, and the poem. Epics are stories that follow the adventure of a hero. Around 700 B.C.E, Homer (a well-known Ancient Greek author) wrote two famous epics that are still read today, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Poems, as you already know, are compositions that are written in verse format. Two examples of poems in early Ancient Greek times include Theogony and Works and Days, both by a fantastic Greek author, Hesiod. Also, authors Archilochus and Sappho wrote many short poems from around 600 B.C.E. Sappho’s poems are the only surviving written work by an Ancient Greek woman!
The Ancient Greeks wrote some of the best literature that the world has ever seen. We still read Greek stories, like Aesop’s fables, today. The Ancient Greek writing style is normally divided into two parts: the epic, and the poem. Epics are stories that follow the adventure of a hero. Around 700 B.C.E, Homer (a well-known Ancient Greek author) wrote two famous epics that are still read today, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Poems, as you already know, are compositions that are written in verse format. Two examples of poems in early Ancient Greek times include Theogony and Works and Days, both by a fantastic Greek author, Hesiod. Also, authors Archilochus and Sappho wrote many short poems from around 600 B.C.E. Sappho’s poems are the only surviving written work by an Ancient Greek woman!
Ancient Greeks Columns
The Ancient Greeks were one of the best architects on Earth. The Greeks invented three types of columns to support their building . All of them were very pretty. Most columns look very straight from a distance but almost all are slanted a tiny bit to support the building. The Greeks preferred thing to look beautiful, but to be strong like them. Almost every building was incorporated by one of the three columns. Even in Sparta most of the designs are still used today.
Ancient Greek Vases and Pots
The Greeks made beautiful vases and pots to store things like olives, water, wine, oil, and many more. The pots and vases were painted with patterns and pictures using a mixture of water and clay called slip. Pictures that were painted on pots and vases gave us many clues about what life was like 2000 years ago in Ancient Greece.
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