Great Dionysia

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Roman festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:City_Dionysia
gptkbp:country Ancient Greece
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Dionysus
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:firstHeld 6th century BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Dionysia
gptkbp:importantFor political significance
cultural innovation
civic unity
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Western_theatre
gptkbp:location gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:mainEvent theatrical performances
comedy competitions
tragedy competitions
dithyrambic contests
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Aristophanes
Aeschylus
Euripides
Sophocles
gptkbp:participants Athenian citizens
visitors from other cities
gptkbp:period gptkb:March
early spring
gptkbp:presidedBy gptkb:archon_eponymos
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:parade
sacrifices
choral performances
gptkbp:significance gptkb:festival
origin of Greek drama
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Theatre_of_Dionysus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dionysia
gptkb:Dionysia_festival
gptkb:City_Dionysia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6