The Ancient Theatre of Delphi

The Ancient Theatre in Delos

Theatre mask: stone, 2nd century AD

Reproduction of a Greek theatre: Hearst Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley.

The Greek Theatre at Syracuse.

Greek terracotta mask, 3/4th century BC.

The theatre of ancient Greece was at its best from 550 BC to 220 BC. It was the beginning of modern western theatre, and some ancient Greek plays are still performed today. They invented the genres of tragedy (late 6th century BC), comedy (486 BC) and satyr plays.