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Amphitheater

Jiang says Athenian theaters were designed for resonance, performers had to project slowly, and audiences memorized lines, making performance both audible and participatory.

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Historical account of ancient theater stated in the 2024-10-17 lecture.

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Jiang says Athenian theaters were designed for resonance, performers had to project slowly, and audiences memorized lines, making performance both audible and participatory.

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Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

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"Okay, so that's a great question about acoustics. We call this acoustics. So how the theater was designed was like this, okay? You have..."

The Viking Memory Machine

2025-03-06, day precision · Civilization #36: Memory of the Norse

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"...First is the halls were huge. As huge as a Greek amphitheater. So you could see about a thousand two thousand people within the..."

Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

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"...And everyone participated in watching the play. In fact, the largest amphitheater, these are all amphitheaters, outdoor theaters in Athens, could hold 10,000 people,..."

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