Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater examines actors and their popular reception from the origins of theater in Classical Greece to the Roman Empire

• Presents a highly original viewpoint into several new and contested fields of study
• Offers the first systematic survey of evidence for the spread of theater outside Athens and the impact of the expansion of theater upon actors and dramatic literature
• Addresses a study of the privatization of theater and reveals how it was driven by political interests
• Challenges preconceived notions about theater history