Photo from Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media In ancient Greece and Rome ... instruments could not be heard in the vast open amphitheatres in which dramatic performances were held.” ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.

In ancient Greece and Rome, an odeon was a “comparatively ... Greek musical instruments could not be heard in the vast open amphitheatres in which dramatic performances were held.” ...