Pelias' funeral games (Phorbas)

Year: 
between 538 and 500 BC
Genres: 
Tragedy
Medium of performance: 
Fully Staged Play
Languages: 
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
People involved: 
(Dramatist)
Venues and occasions: 
Production notes: 
The Parian marble dates Thespis' first activity to between 538-528 BC. Modern view that he first produced tragedy at Dionysia between 535-533 BC, is based on a statement in the Suda lexicon (late and unreliable). When Thespis last competed is unknown - the end date given here is an estimation

How to cite this ancient performance

Pelias' funeral games (Phorbas), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/ancient-performance/performance/270 <19 April 2024>