• ToastedRavioli@midwest.social
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    3 months ago

    The first seated events would probably have been people speaking to larger groups in amphitheaters that naturally formed by rock formations. You can often find natural amphitheaters as features of parks with cliffs, and people were probably inherently drawn to those kinds of spaces

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      3 months ago

      Would people show up just to hear a guy speak though? Maybe the first things in those amphitheatres was a sport, or singing. Another likely possibility is something religious. If one of the gods wants you to show up to witness something, you better do it or else the next drought is on you.