Andromeda

Year: 
323 BC
Genres: 
Tragedy
Medium of performance: 
Acted solo
Languages: 
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
People involved: 
(Reciter)
(Dramatist)
Venues and occasions: 
Production notes: 
A fragment of Nicoboule (which is preserved by Athenaeus) records the anecdote that Alexander the Great acted from memory a scene from Euripides' Andromeda at his very last banquet.

How to cite this ancient performance

Andromeda, accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/ancient-performance/performance/10 <6 May 2024>