City Dionysia, Athens

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Roman festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Dionysia
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Aristophanes
Aeschylus
Euripides
Sophocles
gptkbp:award tripod cauldrons
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Dionysus
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:features theatrical performances
comedy competitions
tragedy competitions
dithyrambic contests
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:March
April
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label City Dionysia, Athens
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Western_theatre
gptkbp:location gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:notableFor premieres of Athenian comedies
premieres of Athenian tragedies
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:archon_eponymos
gptkbp:originatedIn 6th century BCE
gptkbp:paradeRoute pompe
gptkbp:participants Athenian citizens
visitors from other cities
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Rural_Dionysia
gptkbp:rituals sacrifice to Dionysus
gptkbp:significance gptkb:festival
civic festival
theatrical innovation
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:choregoi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Euripides'_tragedy_'Medea'
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6