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Division C: The road immediately east and south of the Acropolis, from the street of Tripods to the shrine of Demeter Chloe
DOI chapter:Section XII
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SEC. XII
OF ANCIENT ATHENS
291
we conceive the action as taking place elsewhere than on the
orchestra itself; the actors freely mingling with the chorus but
FIG. 31.—DIONYSIAC ALTAR.
distinguished by their superior height, hence the cothurnus. Any
one who has watched the modern restoration of a Greek play has,
if he is honest, been conscious of a sense of extreme discomfort.
OF ANCIENT ATHENS
291
we conceive the action as taking place elsewhere than on the
orchestra itself; the actors freely mingling with the chorus but
FIG. 31.—DIONYSIAC ALTAR.
distinguished by their superior height, hence the cothurnus. Any
one who has watched the modern restoration of a Greek play has,
if he is honest, been conscious of a sense of extreme discomfort.