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The Greek theater and its drama

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(Boldface figures refer to the pages of this volume. Works which are known to us only by title or short fragments are indicated by an asterisk.)

Aeschylus (525-456 B.C.)

Agamemnon (City Dionysia, 458 B.C.): vss. 1 ff., 225, 285, 291, 305; 40 ff., 298 f.; 589, 255; 810, 255 f.; 855 ff., 155, 166; 905-57, 276; 1343-45, 128, 229; 1344-71, 134, 158-60; 1348-71, 44; 1372, 128; also 137, 198, 256, 258 f.

Eumenides (City Dionysia, 458 B.C.): vss. 1 ff., 305; 33-64, 286; 64 (schol.), 285; 79, 206; 93, 286 f.; 94, 287; 140-79, 151, 287; 234, 247, 250; 244, 151; 306-96, 153 f.; 744, 232; 746-53, 171; also 136 f., 198, 232, 247, 258 f., 274

Libation-Bearers (City Dionysia, 458 B.C.): vss. 10-16, 210 f.; 22 f., 150; 766 ff., 166; 886-902, 892 (schol.), 178; 900-903, 170; 904, 128; also 125, 137-39, 198, 248, 258 f.

Niobe,* 230

Persians (City Dionysia, 472 B.C.): arg., 299; vss. 1 ff., 150, 208, 299; 155 f., 208 f.; 231-44, 219 f.; 249-90, 165; 302-526, 128; 348, 474 f., 220; 681, 106, 225 f.; 761, 206; 849 ff., 175; also 56, 124, 134, 136, 139, 166 f., 192, 226, 248 f., 276, 298, 305

Prometheus Bound (ca. 470 B.C.): vss. 3, 12, 210 f.; 81-88, 174, 228; 85, 210 f., 88 ff., 305; 124-29, 290; 133 f., 150; 136-40, 210; 272-82, 290; 284-87, 397 ff., 289 f.; 1067, 137; 1093, 228; also 20, 134, 137, 139, 166-68, 174; 192, 226-28, 258

Prometheus the Fire-Kindler,* frag. 207 (Nauck), 30

Prometheus Unbound* (ca. 470 B.C.), 227 f., 258

Proteus* (City Dionysia, 458 B.C.), 198

Seven against Thebes (City Dionysia, 467 B.C.): arg., 23; vss. 1, 206; 4-7, 210; 78-180, 230; 214, 240, 150; 235, 206; 375-676, 275 f.; 800-821, 128; 961-1005, 175, 179, 283; also 134, 136-38, 166 f., 205, 226

Suppliants (ca. 490 B.C.): vss. 1 ff., 150; 1-175, 230; 12, 176, 209; 234-480, 165, 230; 234-503, 163 f., 166, 169; 247 ff., 209; 524-99, 252; 775-980, 173; 776-836, 174; 907-53, 164, 166; 953-80, 174; also 56, 133 f., 136-38, 163 f., 167-69, 192, 205, 226, 234, 265, 298, 304 f.

Weighing of Souls,* 292

Agathon (first tragic victory, Lenaea, 416 B.C.)

Antheus,* 124

Alexis (Middle Comedy), frag. 107 (Kock), 147

Antiphanes (Middle Comedy), frag. 191 (Kock), 127, 316

Apostolius (born ca. 1420 A.D.), xiii. 42, 12 f., 21, 29

Archilochus (ca. 680-640 B.C.), frag. 77 (Bergk), 7

Aristophanes (ca. 444-386 B.C.; Old Comedy)

Acharnians (Lenaea, 425 B.C.): vss. 20, 207; 100-104, 171, 173, 187; 133-74, 254; 237-79, 36; 262, 42; 280-83, 37, 151; 347-92, 41 note, 42 note; 399 and (schol.), 288; 408, 288; 408 (schol.), 285, 287; 479, 288; 490-625, 41 note, 42 note; 501-7, 196 f.; 640, 218; 719-835, 41; 732, 91 f.; 860-970, 41; 1000-1068, 41 note, 42 note; 1003-7, 242; 1069 f., 210; 1069-1142, 41; also 327

Babylonians* (City Dionysia, 426 B.C.), 196, 327

Banqueters* (Lenaea, 427 B.C.), 326

Birds (City Dionysia, 414 B.C.): arg., 330 f., 335, 337; 310 f., 151; 644 f., 212; 786 ff., 197; 801-902, 41 note, 42 note; 1101 f., 214; 1118-1268, 1494-1705, 41 note, 42 note; 1615-79, 171, 173, 187; 1763-66, 214; also 234

Clouds (City Dionysia, 423 B.C.): vss. 1, 238, 243; 126-32, 311; 184 (schol.), 285; 218 ff., 292; 269, 151; 537-39, 46; 734, 46; 1486 ff., 98; also 135, 138, 207, 213, 235

Frogs (Lenaea, 405 B.C.): vss. 1-460, 88-91, 207, 248; 154 f., 225; 209 ff., 142; 299 (schol.), 91; 315, 142; 416-30, 51-53; 454 f., 225; 555, 171, 173, 187; 644-66, 132; 674-737, 204; 810 f., 122; 830, 310; 866-69, 203 f.; 1411 ff., 171, 173, 187; also 127, 135, 138

Knights (Lenaea, 424 B.C.): vss. 149, 91; 230-32, 213; 461-97, 50; 512-14, 327; 522 f., 54; 544-50, 216; also 138 f., 327

Lysistrata (Lenaea, 411 B.C.): vss. 1-6, 309; 78-246, 171, 173, 187; 385, 207; 725, 881, 256; also 41, 278

Peace (City Dionysia, 421 B.C.): vss. 80 ff., 292; 296 ff., 151; 765-68, 214; 962-65, 216; 1039-1126, 50

Plutus (388 B.C.): vss. 255, 151; 322-486, 49; 626, 254, 257; 770, 146; 789-99, 216; 821 f., 240; also 41, 43, 92

Proagon* (422 B.C.), 205

Wasps (Lenaea, 422 B.C.): vss. 57, 48; 58 f., 216; 1342, 1514, 91; also 274

Women at the Thesmophoria (ca. 411 B.C.): vss. 67 f., 240; 96, 265, 288; 284 (schol.), 287; also 188, 207, 278

Women in Council (Lenaea, 392 B.C.): vss. 46-265, 44; 311-478, 251; 729, 146; 871-1160, 138; 876, 146; 1152, 91; 1154-58, 214; 1158-62, 200; 1179-83, 214 f.; also 41, 43, 92, 135, 188, 278

Aristophanis Vita, § 11, 145

Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

Constitution of Athens, c. 56, 273

Didascaliae,* 319-21, 324, 329 f., 337

Dionysian Victories,* 324 note 1

Poetics: 1448a31 f., 47; a32-34, 51; b1, 8; 1449a8, xi; a9-13, 6 f., 16, 36, 44; a18, 66, 236; a19 ff., 21-23, 29; a22 f., 22; a37-b9, 35; a38, 54 f.; b3, 55; b5-9, 50 f.; b12-14, 257; b33, xi; 1450a10, xi; a38 f., 261; b17-21, xi; b22-35, 261 f.; 1451a15-22, 262; b25, 125; b26, 301; 1452b18, 93; b24 f., 93, 96; 1453a19, 125; a27, 93; b1-3, xi; 1454a31-33, 267; b1, 293; 1455a28, 93; 1456a6, 125; a26-32, 144-49; 1459b22-28, 263; b25, 93; 1460a11-17, 93, 95 f.; 1461b21, 293; 1462a12, a14-17, xi; also xxi, 6 note 1, 17, 246, 317

Politics, 1336b28 f., 190

Problems, 918b26, 920a9, 922b17, 93

Rhetoric, 1403b33, xii, 162, 190

Athenaeus (ca. 230 A.D.): p. 211B, 94; p. 347E, 17

Bacchylides (ca. 468 B.C.)

Theseus, 10, 16

Clemens Alexandrinus (ca. 200 A.D.): p. 11 (schol.), 285; p. 688, 96

Corpus Inscriptionum. See Inscriptions

Cratinus (Old Comedy; first victory at City Dionysia, 452 B.C.), frag. 15 (Kock), 273

Dionysalexandros* (ca. 430 B.C.), arg., 330, 332-36

Demosthenes (ca. 384-322 B.C.): xviii. 180, xix. 337, 93; xxi, arg. 2 f., 132; xxi. 74, 197; 178-80, 132

Diodorus Siculus (ca. 48 B.C.), xi. 10, 94

Diogenes Laertius (ca. 200 A.D.): iii. 56, 18 f.; v. 92, 20

Ecphantides (Old Comedy; first victory ca. 455 B.C.), frag. 2 (Kock), 48

Epicharmus (ca. 485 B.C.), frag. 132 (Kaibel), 8

Etymologicum Magnum (tenth century, A.D.), s.v. θυμέλη, 18;

s.v. τραγῳδία, 27-29

Eupolis (Old Comedy), frag. 244 (Kock), 48

Αἶγες, 30

Euripides (485-406 B.C.)

Alcestis (City Dionysia, 438 B.C.): arg., 330-32; vss. 1 ff., 206, 300, 305; 22 f., 240, 300; 24-26, 211; 77, 252; 206, 240; 243 ff., 306; 391, 129; 393 ff., 179, 189; 423 f., 435-76, 152; 452, 218; 476, 506, 239 f.; 747-861, 234 f., 250 f., 306; 837 ff., 306, 311; 861 ff., 934-61, 307; 1102, 315; 1144-46, 232; also 199, 201, 205, 265

Andromache (ca. 430 B.C.): vss. 1, 16, 206, 306; 445-49, 219; 547, 179; 547-766, 170; 732 ff., 881, 176; 815-25, 159, 240; 877-79, 281; 1231 ff., 259, 295; also 219, 257

Andromeda,* 292

Bacchanals (City Dionysia, posthumous): vss. 1, 206, 291; 170-79, 210-12, 212; 526, 7; 1024-1152, 128; 1212 ff., 98; also 124, 154, 291, 314

Bellerophon,* 292

Children of Heracles (ca. 430 B.C.): vss. 120 ff., 166; 309-15, 218; 642 f., 242 f.; 1026-29, 218; 1052, 128; also 218

Cyclops (ca. 440 B.C.): vss. 11 ff., 126; 79 f., 31; 445 f., 240; 479-82, 241; 507 f., 240; 601 ff., 153 f.; 608-27, 648, 154; 653, 153 f.; 655-62, 154; 668, 222; 694 f., 241; also 22, 29, 126, 167, 199, 224, 241, 253

Electra (ca. 413 B.C.): vss. 1-53, 259; 168 ff., 151; 341 ff., 281; 434-78, 139-41, 143; 1165-67, 128; 1238, 259; also 125, 260

Hecabe (ca. 425 B.C.): vss. 1-58, 226, 302; 68 f., 226; 105, 151; 736-51, 312; 1034-55, 131, 159; 1056, 222; 1132-1237, 275

Helen (412 B.C.): vss. 1-67, 301; 184, 151; 306, 317, 143; 385, 515, 251; 1165-68, 248; 1186-1300, 170; 1301-68, 142; 1387 ff., 156, 160, 294; 1629 ff., 143; 1662, 249

Hippolytus (428 B.C.): vss. 42 f., 302; 61-72, 141; 129 ff., 151; 178-81, 240; 565-600, 241 f.; 710-14, 156; 776-87, 159; 1060-63, 312; 1102-19, 140; 1342, 222; 1423-30, 295; also 235

Hypsipyle,* vss. 1579 ff., 179 f.

Ion (ca. 412 B.C.): vss. 72 f., 302 f.; 183-228, 160; 234 f., 151; 666 f., 157; 675, 177; 760, 157; 1130 ff., 177; 1520 ff., 312; 1553 ff., 302 f.

Iphigenia at Aulis (City Dionysia, posthumous): vss. 1, 225; 164 ff., 187 f., 151; 303, 307, 310; 794-800, 140; 1211 ff., 267; 1532 f., 242 f.; also 205, 302

Iphigenia among the Taurians (ca. 414 B.C.): vss. 42 f., 308; 66, 252; 1061-68, 156, 160; 1068-70, 88; 1234-83, 142 f.; 1392, 294; 1435 ff., 201 f., 294 f.; 1446-61, 295; 1447, 1462, 249; 1467 f., 160 f.; 1497 ff., xvii, 215; also 205

Madness of Heracles (ca. 421 B.C.): vss. 158-205, 275; 749-54, 128; 822 ff., 260, 310; 1029 ff., 128, 288 f.

Medea (431 B.C.): arg., 266 f.; vss. 1 ff., 307 f.; 49-52, 307; 56-58, 240, 308 f.; 131 ff., 151; 230-66, 156 f.; 465-575, 275; 663 ff., 293; 824 ff., xviii, 217; 1053 f., 159; 1271 ff., 179; 1279 ff., 160; 1312 ff., 159; 1321 ff., 292; also 237, 266 f.

Orestes (408 B.C.): vss. 1, 238, 243; 26 f., 306; 131-211, 153; 1103 f., 156; 1245, 177; 1251, 143 f.; 1313-20, 222 f.; 1353 ff., 143 f.; 1554, 1591, 177; 1625-32, 292 f., 295 f.; 1691 (schol.), 215; 1691 ff., xvii, 215; also 303

Phaethon,* frag. 773 (Nauck), 93

Phoenician Maids (ca. 410 B.C.): vss. 88-102, 178, 191, 281, 291; 93 (schol.), 178; 192 ff., 93, 282; 202 ff., 151; 202 (schol.), 139; 261-73, 357 f., 249; 638-75, 140; 801-27, 140 f.; 1019-67, 140; 1264-82, 178, 181; 1308, 222; 1764 ff., xvii, 215; also 136, 138, 205

[Rhesus] (possibly a fourth-century production): vss. 1 ff., 299; 10, 209; 565-674, 251; 627 f., 885 f., 291; also 92, 148, 224, 253

Suppliants (ca. 421 B.C.): vss. 403-8, 219; 510-13, 171; 598-634, 257; 1071, 129; 1183, 294; also 137 f., 205, 218, 231 f.

Trojan Women (415 B.C.): vss. 1 f., 305; 143-45, 151; 208 f., 218; also 274

Eusebius (ca. 300 A.D.)

Chronica, Ol. 47, 2, 14

Eustathius (twelfth century A.D.), p. 976, 15, 287

Hegemon (Old Comedy), 217

Herodotus (ca. 484-428 B.C.): i. 23, 9 f.; v. 63, 11-15; v. 82 f., 37

Homer (ca. 875 B.C.)

Iliad iii, 255; xxii. 205 f., 95

Odyssey iv, 280; iv. 121 f., vi. 102 ff., 255; xi. 185 f. and 445, 254 f.; xxiv. 417, 282

Also 245, 266, 277, 279 f., 282, 289, 301, 304-6

Horace (65-68 B.C.)

Ars Poetica: vss. 119 ff., 266; 189 f., 193; 192, 186; 220 f., 28 f.; 276, 19

Inscriptions

From Athens, 72, 74, 90, 319-30

From Delos, 59 note, 107 f.

From Delphi, 185

From Oropus, 108 f.

From Paros, 14, 21, 38

Jerome (Hieronymus; ca. 400 A.D.)

Chr., Ol. 47, 2, 14

Liber Glossarum, 46

Lucian (ca. 150 A.D.)

Lucius sive Asinus, § 47, 94

Lysias (458-378 B.C.), xxi. 1-5, 271

Magnes (Old Comedy), 54

Marmor Parium (264 B.C.): p. 13 (Jacoby), 38; p. 14, 14, 21

Medea* (unknown author; fourth century B.C.), 146, 148

Menander (New Comedy; 342-291 B.C.)

Girl with Shorn Locks, 147, 304

Hero,* 304

Imbrians* (ca. 301 B.C.), arg., 331 f., 336 f.

Jernstedt frag., 147

Parian Chronicle. See Marmor Parium

Pausanias (second century A.D.), viii. 9. 1, 7

Philemon (New Comedy; died ca. 262 B.C.), frag. 79 (Kock), 309

Philostratus (ca. 200 A.D.)

Apollonius of Tyana, p. 245, 203

Photius (died 891 A.D.)

Lexicon, s.v. ἴκρια, s.v. ληναῖον, s.v. ὀρχήστρα, 63; s.v. οὐδὲν πρὸς τὸν Διόνυσον, 12 f., 21, 29

Phrynichus (first tragic victory, 511 B.C.)

Capture of Miletus (ca. 490 B.C.), 124

Phoenician Women (City Dionysia, 476 B.C.), 56, 124, 141, 192, 205, 210, 276, 298, 305

Pindar (522-442 B.C.)

Olym. xiii, 7, 9

Plato (428-347 B.C.)

Laws, p. 659A-C, 216; 700B, 7

Minos, p. 321A, 16

Republic, p. 394C (schol.), 7, 11

Symposium, p. 194B, 205 f.

Plautus (died 184 B.C.)

Amphitruo, vss. 1 ff., 463 ff., 304; also 208

Braggart Captain: vss. 79 ff., 304; 88, 208; 145 ff., 303 f.; 523 ff., 243

Captives: vss. 69, 256; 460-768, 255 f.; 897, 256

Carthaginian, vss. 94, 372, 207

Casket: vss. 89 f., 123; 149 ff., 304; 156-59, 123

Churl: vss. 1-3, 207; 448, 238

Fisherman’s Rope: vs. 32, 208; also 236

Haunted House, vss. 1, 240; 248, 238 f.

Menaechmi: vss. 8 f., 207; 956, 249

Merchant, vss. 3-5, 309

Persian, 278

Pseudolus (191 B.C.), vss. 720 f., 233

Plutarch (ca. 90 A.D.)

Aratus xxiii, 103

Brutus xlv, 94

Demetrius xxxii, 94; xxxiv, 101-3

Lycurgus vi, 101

Nicias iii, 271

Pompey xlii, 81

Solon xxix, 17-19

Praecepta Ger. Reip., p. 823B, 102

[X Oratorum Vitae], p. 841D, 852C, 69

Also 60 note

Pollux (second century A.D.)

Onomasticon: iv. 123, 18 f., 78 f., 97-99; 124, 100 f.; 127, 60, 78 f.; 128, 287; 132, 106; also 94, 213

Pratinas (ca. 499 B.C.), frag. 1 (Bergk), 7

Seneca (died 65 A.D.)

Agamemnon, vss. 981 ff., 188; also 141

Hercules on Mt. Oeta, vss. 104 ff., 583 ff., 1031 ff., 141

Medea, vss. 973, 995, 60

Simonides (556-467 B.C.)

Memnon,* 11

Solon (639-559 B.C.)

Elegies,* 8 f., 11

Sophocles (497-406/5 B.C.)

Ajax (ca. 440 B.C.): vss. 1 ff., 291; 134 (schol.), 139; 143, 151; 344, 287; 372 ff., 306; 593, 287; 814, 247, 250; 865, 129, 282; 892, 915, 244; also 244

Antigone (ca. 441 B.C.): arg., 330 f., 335; vss. 18 f., 240; 101, 206; 164 f., 151; 334-75, 142; 639-723, 275; 806 ff., 306; 1016-22, 1080-83, 131; 1115-52, 142; 1293, 128; also 139, 192 f., 282

Electra (ca. 420-414 B.C.): vss. 4, 206; 15, 32 ff., 259 f., 310; 129 f., 151 f.; 310 ff., 516 ff., 152; 660 ff., 168; 1202-4, 155 f.; 1296-1313, 222; 1404, 128; also 125

Maidens of Trachis (ca. 420-410 B.C.): vss. 1-48, 302; 103, 151; 167 f., 314; 307-27, 176 f.; 983-1263, 129; 1170-73, 314; also 139

Nausicaa,* 169

Oedipus at Colonus (402 B.C.; posthumous): vss. 1 ff., 38, 212; 117, 151; 494-506, 171; 1099-1555, 1457-99, 182, 187; 1611 ff., 187; also 180-82, 205, 218, 227, 231, 236

Oedipus the King (ca. 430 B.C.): vss. 6 f., 240; 91-95, 155; 144, 151; 264, 313; 924 ff., 167 f.; 1014 ff., 314; 1268-79, 131; 1307, 222; also 205, 273

Philoctetes (409 B.C.): vss. 38 f., 131; 135 ff., 150; 649 f., 696-99, 131; 825-62, 153; 1070-95, 158; 1408, 296

Thamyris,* 169

Trackers (Ichneutae; ca. 445 B.C.): 22, 29-31, 126, 199

Suidas (ca. 970 A.D.), s.v. Aeschylus, 325; s.v. Arion, 10; s.v. οὐδὲν πρὸς τὸν Διόνυσον, 12 f., 15, 21, 29; s.v. Phrynichus, 4; s.v. Pratinas, 23, 63; s.v. Sophocles, 325; s.v. Thespis, 12, 20

Terence (died 159 B.C.)

Andrian girl (166 B.C.): vss. 236 ff., 314; 247, 301 ff., 315 f.; 420 ff., 315; 489-94, 242; 581-96, 625 ff., 315; 820 f., 310; 957 ff., 315; also 279, 304

Brothers (160 B.C.), vs. 517, 310

Phormio (161 B.C.), vss. 862-69, 241

Self-Tormentor (163 B.C.): vss. 171, 409, 141 f.; 410, 253, 257; 748, 141 f.

Themistius (died ca. 388 A.D.), p. 316D, 298

Thespis (sixth century B.C.), 20 f.

Tzetzes (twelfth century A.D.), p. 18 (Kaibel Com. Gr. Frag.), 52 f.

Vitruvius (ca. 15 B.C.): v. 6 f., 75-77, 87, 97; v. 8, 2, 80;

vii. praefatio, 11, 66, 236;

viii, praefatio, 1, 96; also 79-87, 90 f., 92

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