Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to: 

• Identify the masks and costumes (skeuê) of tragedy, comedy and satyr play. 

• Describe the costumes of each genre of drama, applying the relevant terminology. 

• Understand why masks were used in ancient theatre. 

• Collect information on the theatrical skeuê through reading the relevant iconography (vase painting, reliefs, figurines of actors, mosaics, wall-paintings etc.). 

• Follow the evolution of theatrical costume and mask from the Classic to the Hellenistic period. 

• Understand that the theatrical costumes give the viewer information about the age, sex, social status and profession of the dramatis personae. 

Finally, they will have acquired a basic knowledge of ancient Greek clothing.