Discover how satire, humor, and societal critique shaped Western theater in this insightful overview of the ancient Greek comedy.

His play 'The Persians', first performed in 472 BC, is the oldest surviving of all Greek plays ... the tyrant who established the 'City Dionysia' to enhance his own popularity, many of these ...

And just like Pisistratus, the tyrant who established the 'City Dionysia' to enhance his own ... is the oldest surviving of all Greek plays. His pupil, Sophocles went on to add a third actor ...