| Medallion of Athenian Coin (see [p. 63, n. 1]) | [Front Cover] |
| Fig. 1.—The Theater of Dionysus Eleuthereus at Athens as Seen from the Acropolis | [Frontispiece] |
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| Fig. 2.—Sketch Map of Attica and the Peloponnesus, Showing Early Centers of Dramatic Activities in Greece | [3] |
| Fig. 3.—Caprine Sileni upon the François Vase, 600-550 b.c. | [facing 26] |
| Fig. 4.—Preparations for a Satyric Drama from a Naples Crater of About 400 b.c. | [25] |
| Figs. 5, 6.—Views of a Satyr-Play from a Dinos in Athens | [facing 26] |
| Fig. 7.—Views of a Satyr-Play from a Dinos in Bonn | [facing 26] |
| Fig. 8.—Poet and Choreutae of a Satyric Drama from a Pompeian Mosaic | [28] |
| Fig. 9.—Satyrs on a British Museum Crater of About 450 b.c. | [30] |
| Fig. 10.—A British Museum Psykter by Duris of About 480 b.c., Probably Showing Influence of Contemporaneous Satyric Drama | [facing 31] |
| Fig. 11.—A Satyr upon a Würzburg Cylix of About 500 b.c. | [facing 32] |
| Fig. 12.—A Comus upon a Berlin Amphora | [facing 32] |
| Fig. 13.—A Comus upon a British Museum Oenochoe | [facing 38] |
| Fig. 14.—A Comus upon a Berlin Amphora | [39] |
| Figs. 15, 16.—Comus Scenes upon a Boston Skyphos | [40] |
| Fig. 17.—Comic Actors and Flute Players upon an Attic Vase in Petrograd | [47] |
| Fig. 18.—An Attic Terra Cotta in Berlin Representing a Comic Actor | [48] |
| Fig. 19.—An Attic Terra Cotta in Munich Representing a Comic Actor | [48] |
| Fig. 20.—Actors of Dorian Comedy upon a Corinthian Crater in Paris | [49] |
| Fig. 21.—Actors of Dorian Comedy upon a Corinthian Vase | [50] |
| Fig. 22.—Ground Plan of a Greek Theater with Names of Its Parts | [57] |
| Fig. 23.—Cross-Section of a Greek Theater with Names of Its Parts | [58] |
| Fig. 24.—Cross-Section of the Graeco-Roman Theater at Ephesus with Names of Its Parts | [61] |
| Fig. 25.—Theater at Oeniadae in Acarnania | [facing 62] |
| Fig. 26.—Theater and Temple of Apollo at Delphi | [facing 62] |
| Fig. 27.—Theater at Megalopolis in Arcadia | [facing 62] |
| Fig. 28.—Theater at Pergamum in Asia Minor | [facing 62] |
| Fig. 29.—Plan of the Acropolis at Athens | [62] |
| Fig. 30.—Athenian Coin in the British Museum Showing the Parthenon and Outline of the Theater of Dionysus Eleuthereus | [63] |
| Fig. 31.—Parthenon and Theater of Dionysus; in Foreground Altar in Precinct of Dionysus Eleuthereus | [facing 64] |
| Fig. 32.—Precinct of Dionysus Eleuthereus in Athens, Showing Dörpfeld’s Restoration of the Early Orchestra and of the Lycurgus Theater | [64] |
| Fig. 32a.—Cross-Section of Precinct of Dionysus Eleuthereus in Athens, Showing Later and Early Temples and Early and Later Orchestras | [65] |
| Fig. 33.—East Fragment of Wall Belonging to the Early Orchestra in Athens | [facing 64] |
| Fig. 34.—West Fragment of Wall Belonging to the Early Orchestra in Athens | [facing 64] |
| Fig. 35.—Outline of the Oldest Walls of the Scene-Building in Athens | [67] |
| Fig. 36.—Theater of Dionysus in Athens Looking North: Choregic Monument of Thrasyllus in the Background | [facing 68] |
| Fig. 37.—Theater of Dionysus in Athens Looking North and West | [facing 68] |
| Fig. 38.—Ground Plan of the Hellenistic Theater in Athens According to Dörpfeld | [71] |
| Fig. 39.—Nero Balustrade and Pavement, and Phaedrus Stage of the Theater in Athens | [facing 72] |
| Fig. 40.—Plan of the Romanized Theater in Athens According to Dörpfeld | [73] |
| Fig. 41.—Frieze of the Phaedrus Stage in Athens | [facing 72] |
| Fig. 42.—Vitruvius’ Theatrum Latinum According to Dörpfeld | [76] |
| Fig. 43.—Vitruvius’ Theatrum Graecorum According to Dörpfeld | [77] |
| Fig. 44.—Movements of the Actors in Aristophanes’ Frogs, vss. 1-460 | [89] |
| Fig. 45.—Stone Chair of the Priest of Dionysus Opposite the Center of the Orchestra in Athens | [facing 90] |
| Fig. 46.—Plan of the Theater at Epidaurus in Argolis | [102] |
| Fig. 47.—Epidaurus—the Auditorium from the North | [facing 104] |
| Fig. 48.—Epidaurus—Orchestra and Scene-Building from the South | [facing 104] |
| Fig. 49.—Epidaurus—the West Parodus | [facing 104] |
| Fig. 50.—Epidaurus—the East Parodus | [facing 104] |
| Fig. 51.—Epidaurus—the Gateway in the West Parodus | [facing 104] |
| Fig. 52.—Epidaurus—Looking through the West Parodus | [facing 104] |
| Fig. 53.—Ground Plan of the Theater at Eretria in Euboea | [105] |
| Fig. 54.—Cross-Section of the Theater at Eretria | [106] |
| Fig. 55.—The Theater at Eretria as Seen from the Northwest | [facing 106] |
| Fig. 56.—Ground Plan of the Theater at Oropus in Attica | [109] |
| Fig. 57.—The Scene-Building of the Theater at Oropus | [facing 106] |
| Fig. 58.—Ground Plan of the Graeco-Roman Theater at Termessus | [110] |
| Fig. 59.—The Proscenium of the Graeco-Roman Theater at Ephesus | [facing 111] |
| Fig. 60.—Ground Plan of the Early Hellenistic Theater at Ephesus | [112] |
| Fig. 61.—The Later Hellenistic Theater at Ephesus: Above, Elevation of Proscenium and Episcenium; Below, Ground Plan of Proscenium and Parodi | [113] |
| Fig. 62.—Ground Plan of the Graeco-Roman Theater at Ephesus | [114] |
| Fig. 63.—Ground Plan and Cross-Section of the Theater at Priene | [115] |
| Fig. 64.—The Theater at Priene as Seen from the Southeast | [facing 111] |
| Fig. 65.—A “Wagon-Ship” of Dionysus and Processional upon an Attic Skyphos in Bologna of About 500 b.c. | [facing 120] |
| Fig. 66.—Ivory Statuette of a Tragic Actor | [facing 162] |
| Fig. 67.—Distribution of Rôles to Actors in Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus | [180] |
| Fig. 68.—Mask of a Slave in New Comedy | [facing 212] |
| Fig. 69.—Terra Cotta Mask in Berlin Representing a Courtesan in New Comedy | [facing 212] |
| Fig. 70.—Ground Plan of the Theater at Thoricus in Attica | [227] |
| Fig. 71.—Auditorium and Orchestra of the Theater at Thoricus | [facing 228] |
| Fig. 72.—Horizontal Sections of Proscenium Columns at Megalopolis, Eretria, Epidaurus, Delos, and Oropus | [236] |
| Fig. 73.—A Fourth-Century Vase in Munich Representing the Vengeance of Medea | [237] |
| Fig. 74.—The Athenian Theater of about 460 b.c., Showing the Earlier Type of Eccyclema | [286] |
| Fig. 75.—Wilhelm’s Transcription and Restoration of Two Fragments of the Athenian Fasti | [320] |
| Fig. 76a.—Wilhelm’s Transcription and Restoration of Two Fragments of the Stone Didascaliae at Athens | [322] |
| Fig. 76b.—Translation of Inscription in Fig. 76a | [323] |
| Fig. 77a.—A Fragment of the Athenian Victors’-List | [facing 324] |
| Fig. 77b.—Wilhelm’s Transcription and Restoration of Two Fragments of the Athenian Victors’-List | [facing 324] |
| Fig. 78.—Wilhelm’s Transcription and Restoration of Four Fragments of the Athenian Victors’-List | [328] |
| Fig. 79.—Wilhelm’s Transcription and Restoration of Five Fragments of the Athenian Victors’-List | [329] |
| Fig. 80.—The Villa Albani Statue of Euripides in the Louvre with the Beginning of an Alphabetical List of His Plays | [333] |
Some day a benefactor of his kind may prove beyond cavil that the problem of the origin of tragedy is as incapable of solution as is that of squaring the circle.—W. S. Burrage.