City Dionysia

What: city-wide religious festival honoring Dionysus; parades, sacrificed, purification rites; civic event; performances by dithryrambic chouruses

When: tragedies add 534 B.C.E., comedies in 486 B.C.E.

Where: Athens

Significance: showed Athenian interest in arts and honoring gods and tradition; plays addressed issues facing man and Athens, providing commentary analysis