The aim of the book is the thorough discussion and highlighting of the multifaceted and powerful relationship of theater in general with the Athenian city, and specifically of Attic drama with ancient Greek religion and Athenian democracy, that is, with those institutions that defined in antiquity the political, social, and cultural identity of Athens and gave substance to the lives of its citizens. Specialized researchers illuminate the multi-layered relationships and connections, both apparent and hidden, of the democratic Athenian city with its most splendid creation, the theater. All ancient Greek quotations are rendered in modern Greek.