Crash Course Theater and Drama

Roman Theater with Plautus, Terence, and Seneca (1x6)

Ausstrahlung: Mär 16, 2018

In which Mike delves into the theater of ancient Rome. It wasn't all gladiators and Christian-killing, you know. There was theater, too. Roman drama drew heavily on Greek drama. So heavily, in fact, that many of the stories and characters were lifted directly from Greek plays. This time around, you'll learn about Plautus, Terence, and Seneca, and just what they owe to Menander.