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Africae Tabula Nova ("New Map of Africa") is a map of Africa published by Abraham Ortelius in 1570. It was engraved by Frans Hogenberg and included in Ortelius's 1570 atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ("Theater of the World"), commonly regarded as the first modern atlas. The atlas was printed widely in seven languages and 31 total editions between ...
View of the arena of the theatre. The curved masonry in the centre of the arena is the remains of the front row of seating from phase 4 of the theatre. Part of the wall of the arena from phase 7 is visible left of centre. The Greek Theatre of Cyrene was the largest and oldest of the five known theatres in Cyrene, Libya.
Apollonia (Greek: Ἀπολλωνία) in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean. It served as the harbour of Cyrene , 20 km (12 mi) to the southwest.
Description: Map of Africa by the late Sir E. Hertslet, 3d ed., printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Harrison and sons, 1909. Note on verso: Although assistance is given towards this compilation from public funds on the ground of its general utility, it must be understood that it is not an official publication
Greek and Roman theatre glossary; Illustrated Greek Theater – Dr. Janice Siegel, Department of Classics, Hampden–Sydney College, Virginia; Searchable database of monologues for actors from Ancient Greek Theatre; Logeion: A Journal of Ancient Theatre with free access which publishes original scholarly articles including its reception in ...
Map of the Theatre as it would have been in the late 4th century BC. From W. Dörpfeld, E. Reisch, Das griechische Theater, Athen, 1896. The cult of Dionysus was introduced to Attica in the Archaic period with the earliest representation of the God dating to c. 580 BC. [7] The City Dionysia (or Great Dionysia) began sometime in the Peisistratid ...
The Theatre of Thorikos (Greek: Αρχαίο Θέατρο Θορικού), situated north of Lavrio, was an ancient Greek theater in the demos of Thorikos in Attica, Greece. It holds the distinction of being the world's oldest known theater, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] dating back to its construction around 525–480 BC. [ 1 ]
The Museum and Study Centre of the Greek Theatre is a museum in Athens, Greece. It was founded by the historian of the Greek Theatre, Yiannis Sideris in 1938. It was founded by the historian of the Greek Theatre, Yiannis Sideris in 1938.