APGRD id
988
Year
between 22 BC and 14 AD
Medium of performance
Pantomime
People involved
Known from
Venues
APGRD Notes
According to Macrobius, when Pylades was criticized by members of the audience while dancing the Madness of Heracles he took off his mask and told them that he was trying to dance a madman. When performing this role he is also said to have shot arrows at the spectators. Heracles is often mentioned as a subject of pantomime but the length of time separating Macrobius from the reign of Augustus makes it impossible to be sure that this particular anecdote account is reliable.