stage-representations

Updated: July 20, 2026

But for long these stage-representations consisted chiefly of dances and jugglers' feats; the improvised chants, which were produced on these occasions, had neither dialogue nor plot. It was only now that the Romans looked around them for a real drama.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book III : From the Union of Italy to the Subjugation of Carthage and the Greek States

But for long these stage-representations consisted chiefly of dances and jugglers' feats; the improvised chants, which were produced on these occasions, had neither dialogue nor plot. It was only now that the Romans looked around them for a real drama.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)