Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater

Offers the first systematic survey of evidence for the spread of theater outside Athens and the impact of the expansion of theater upon actors and dramatic literature

Presents a highly original viewpoint into several new and contested fields of study and examines the realities of everyday life for actors from the time of theater's emergence in Classical Greece to its subsequent demise during the Roman Empire

Addresses a study of the privatization of theater and reveals how it was driven by political interests

Challenges preconceived notions about theater history