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Dances to Flute Music and Obscene Verse. It's Roman Theater,

Welcome to Crash Course Theater! Are you in drama club? Want to know about the history of theater? Maybe learn some theater history? Have a lot of fun? This is the series for you! We learn about the history and workings of the dramatic arts, together.

Dances to Flute Music and Obscene Verse. It's Roman Theater,

Season 1 Episode 5 | 11m 52s | CC

Today, Mike Rugnetta takes you from our beginnings in ancient Greek theater, and moves on to the development of Roman theater. Which, it turns out, is A LOT like Greek theater. Because the Romans were real Grecophiles, they modeled their plays on the Greeks.

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