e_b.txt edits - theaters

[LordElrond]

This thread (like Blacksnails) contains edits that I made to the export_buildings.txt theaters. As with him, I have tried to maintain the original intent while providing clarity. Feel free to check and post if you find errors.



{theaters_name} Theaters - entertainment

{theatron1} Mikron Theatron
{theatron1_desc}
Small Theatre\n\nHellenic theatres were more concerned with function over form; as a result, the first ones were built on natural hillsides or with wooden scaffolding. The basic design was a semicircular seating arrangement that faced a wooden skene, or stage. Both the skene and the floor of the theatre, which was known as the orchestra, were fairly rudimentary. The focus was not on the theatres themselves, but on the performances that could be comfortably housed within them.\n\nOriginally, theatres were used as temples to Dionysos, although later the performance of plays took precedence over any religious ceremonies. Ultimately they served as the setting for tragedies, comedies, satyr plays, and even civic events such as political speeches and discussions. By third century, the most popular productions were performances written by famous fifth century Athenian playwrights such as Euripides and Aeschylus. Theatres were open to all, and the citizens who could attend were certainly happier than those who couldn't.
{theatron1_desc_short}
Theatres provided the local populace entertainment in the form of tragedies, comedies, satyr plays, and other civic presentations.

{theatron1_numidia} Mikron Theatron
{theatron1_numidia_desc}
Small Theatre\n\nHellenic theatres were more concerned with function over form; as a result, the first ones were built on natural hillsides or with wooden scaffolding. The basic design was a semicircular seating arrangement that faced a wooden skene, or stage. Both the skene and the floor of the theatre, which was known as the orchestra, were fairly rudimentary. The focus was not on the theatres themselves, but on the performances that could be comfortably housed within them.\n\nOriginally, theatres were used as temples to Dionysos, although later the performance of plays took precedence over any religious ceremonies. Ultimately they served as the setting for tragedies, comedies, satyr plays, and even civic events such as political speeches and discussions. By third century, the most popular productions were performances written by famous fifth century Athenian playwrights such as Euripides and Aeschylus. Theatres were open to all, and the citizens who could attend were certainly happier than those who couldn't. The Ptolemaioi built theatres not only to remind themselves of their Hellenic heritage, but also to provide entertainment to their Hellenic subjects.
{theatron1_numidia_desc_short}
Theatres provided the local populace entertainment in the form of tragedies, comedies, satyr plays, and other civic presentations.

{theatron1_thrace} Mikron Theatron
{theatron1_thrace_desc}
Small Theatre\n\nHellenic theatres were more concerned with function over form; as a result, the first ones were built on natural hillsides or with wooden scaffolding. The basic design was a semicircular seating arrangement that faced a wooden skene, or stage. Both the skene and the floor of the theatre, which was known as the orchestra, were fairly rudimentary. The focus was not on the theatres themselves, but on the performances that could be comfortably housed within them.\n\nOriginally, theatres were used as temples to Dionysos, although later the performance of plays took precedence over any religious ceremonies. Ultimately they served as the setting for tragedies, comedies, satyr plays, and even civic events such as political speeches and discussions. By third century, the most popular productions were performances written by famous fifth century Athenian playwrights such as Euripides and Aeschylus. Theatres were open to all, and the citizens who could attend were certainly happier than those who couldn't. The Epeirotes referred to themselves as Hellenes, and concurrently, they built theatres to strengthen and support that claim.
{theatron1_thrace_desc_short}
Theatres provided the local populace entertainment in the form of tragedies, comedies, satyr plays, and other civic presentations.

{theatron1_romans_julii} Mikron Theatron
{theatron1_romans_julii_desc}
Small Theatre\n\nHellenic theatres were more concerned with function over form; as a result, the first ones were built on natural hillsides or with wooden scaffolding. The basic design was a semicircular seating arrangement that faced a wooden skene, or stage. Both the skene and the floor of the theatre, which was known as the orchestra, were fairly rudimentary. The focus was not on the theatres themselves, but on the performances that could be comfortably housed within them.\n\nOriginally, theatres were used as temples to Dionysos, although later the performance of plays took precedence over any religious ceremonies. Ultimately they served as the setting for tragedies, comedies, satyr plays, and even civic events such as political speeches and discussions. By third century, the most popular productions were performances written by famous fifth century Athenian playwrights such as Euripides and Aeschylus. Theatres were open to all, and the citizens who could attend were certainly happier than those who couldn't. The Seleukids, being the most powerful of the Successor states, built theatres in order to show the world their Greek heritage and Hellenic power.
{theatron1_romans_julii_desc_short}
Theatres provided the local populace entertainment in the form of tragedies, comedies, satyr plays, and other civic presentations.

{theatron1_romans_brutii} Mikron Theatron
{theatron1_romans_brutii_desc}
Small Theatre\n\nHellenic theatres were more concerned with function over form; as a result, the first ones were built on natural hillsides or with wooden scaffolding. The basic design was a semicircular seating arrangement that faced a wooden skene, or stage. Both the skene and the floor of the theatre, which was known as the orchestra, were fairly rudimentary. The focus was not on the theatres themselves, but on the performances that could be comfortably housed within them.\n\nOriginally, theatres were used as temples to Dionysos, although later the performance of plays took precedence over any religious ceremonies. Ultimately they served as the setting for tragedies, comedies, satyr plays, and even civic events such as political speeches and discussions. By third century, the most popular productions were performances written by famous fifth century Athenian playwrights as Euripides and Aeschylus. Theatres were open to all, and the citizens who could attend were certainly happier than those who couldn't. In Baktria, theatres were built, but they were not as grand as those of Greece or the great Hellenic cities. They were built not only for entertainment purposes, but also as a reminder of the heritage that the Greek settlers that resided in Baktria possessed.
{theatron1_romans_brutii_desc_short}
Theatres provided the local populace entertainment in the form of tragedies, comedies, satyr plays, and other civic presentations.