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greek and roman theatre timeline |
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The masks made during the Greek and Roman periods actually extended over several hundred years, and the mask styles changed dramatically over this time. Below is a visual timeline of mask pictures that we have been collecting. Students and educators, feel free to use this information, but, please, do not use this timeline or the pictures for commercial purposes. You may create a link to this page from other sites, but do not copy the timeline to other sites. If you are curious about where the places on this timeline are located, please visit our Map of the Greek World. If you catch a typo, or see a correction that needs to be made, please email info@arlymasks.com. We appreciate input from scholars. If you enjoyed this page, please visit the rest of our site and see our many mask creations!
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| Sources: |
| Dramatic Festivals of Athens, Sir Arthur Pickard-Cambridge, Oxford University Press, London, 1968. |
| Greek Theatre Production, T.B.L. Webster, Methuen, London, 1956. |
| Masks: Faces of Culture, John W. Nunley & Cara McCarty, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1999. |
| Masks and the Art of Expression, John Mack, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1994. |
| Images of the Greek Theatre, Richard Green & Eric Handley, University of Texas Press, Austin, 1995. |
| Monuments Illustrating Old and Middle Comedy, T.B.L. Webster, University of London, London, 1960. |
| Monuments Illustrating New Comedy, T.B.L. Webster, University of London, London, 1961. |
| Mimes, Masks and Miracles, Allardyce Nicholl, Cooper Square Press, 1963 |
