Theatre Props and Civic Identity in Athens, 458-405 BC

This book answers the question ''How did Athenian drama shape ideas about civic identity?'' through the medium of three case studies focusing on props. Traditional responses to the question have overlooked the significance of props which were symbolically implicated in Athenian ideology, yet the key objects explored in this study (voting urns and pebbles, swords, and masks) each carried profound c...