It was established a long time ago that the emergence of the ancient Greek theatre is connected to the Dionysian city festivals in Athens, and they are estimated to have begun in about the early sixth century BC. Later on, with the introduction of Greek drama in the mid- to late-sixth century, and comedy in the early fifth century BC, theatre already developed as a specific genre of art of ‘seeing and hearing’, as Green and Handley pertinently call it. Soon afterwards, the theatre emerged as a powerful and influential part of both political and cultural life, as well as in the everyday experience of the ancient Greeks and their cities.