The first plays were performed in the Theatre of Dionysus, built in the shadow of the Acropolis in Athens at the beginning of the 5th century, but theatres proved to be so popular they soon spread ...

Carved into the southern slope of the Acropolis, the Theater of Dionysus witnessed the birth of Greek tragedy. You can still ...

and later the Theater of Dionysus and the Theater of Herodes Atticus, were built on the promontory overlooking the city. The ...