Politics and Performance in Western Greece Essays on the Hellenic Heritage of Sicily and Southern Italy

• Main Author: Reid, Heather L. (auth)
• Other Authors: Tanasi, Davide (auth), Kimbell, Susi (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Parnassos Press - Fonte Aretusa 2017
• Series: Heritage of Western Greece
• Subjects: Shakespeare plays; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; History of art / art & design styles; Classical Studies; Language & Literature; Philosophy; History; Art & Art History
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Because the histories of theater, politics, art, poetry, athletics, and philosophy tend to be studied separately, it is easy to forget how interconnected they were in Western Greece-the coastal areas of Southern Italy and Sicily settled by Hellenes in the 8th and 7th centuries BCE. Hieron I of Syrac...