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Whats the actual possibility that there are still classic epic poems preserved but uncovered?

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I'm an actor in a play for a festival in Classical Greece. Would I make a living as an actor or were plays presented so rarely that it wasn't a stable occupation?

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Where did the works of classical writers go? Did they keep them home for a while before giving them for study? Would they be sent to a library right away?

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Generally speaking, how long were the Classic Greek festivals, and how frequent were they in a polis like Athens?

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Are there any other classic writers that might've not been a single person like Homer?

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How fast would a new classical work take to reach other important places? For example, how long did it take Aristotle's Politics to reach Rome, Babylon or other important cities?

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Roughly 1 year and 1 month after the end of WWII the UNESCO was created, and 19 years later ICOMOS (Heritage Protection). Was there any attempt to create one of these right after WW I and if so, why didn't it come through?

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Between 1934 and 1968 the Motion Picture Production Code enforced American movie directors about the unmoral behaviors that were forbidden on screen. Did any famous director leave the USA to freely work on projects elsewhere and if so, was he sucessful?

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Whats the actual possibility that there are still classic epic poems preserved but uncovered?	260
I'm an actor in a play for a festival in Classical Greece. Would I make a living as an actor or were plays presented so rarely that it wasn't a stable occupation?	23
Where did the works of classical writers go? Did they keep them home for a while before giving them for study? Would they be sent to a library right away?	10
Generally speaking, how long were the Classic Greek festivals, and how frequent were they in a polis like Athens?	4
Are there any other classic writers that might've not been a single person like Homer?	3
How fast would a new classical work take to reach other important places? For example, how long did it take Aristotle's Politics to reach Rome, Babylon or other important cities?	2
Roughly 1 year and 1 month after the end of WWII the UNESCO was created, and 19 years later ICOMOS (Heritage Protection). Was there any attempt to create one of these right after WW I and if so, why didn't it come through?	1
Between 1934 and 1968 the Motion Picture Production Code enforced American movie directors about the unmoral behaviors that were forbidden on screen. Did any famous director leave the USA to freely work on projects elsewhere and if so, was he sucessful?	1