González Galera, Víctor2025-02-262025-02-262023-12González Galera, Víctor. «“Atellana” Actors and Playwrights in the Epigraphic Evidence». The Classical Quarterly, vol. 73, n.º 2, diciembre de 2023, pp. 758-776, https://doi.org/10.1017/S00098388230006290009-838810.1017/S0009838823000629https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118333This article is the result of the research conducted within the project ‘Theatrical Epigraphy in the Roman West’, financed by the NextGenerationEU Funds of the European Union, as well as by the Ministry of Universities and the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan of the Spanish Government.ABSTRACT: This contribution provides a study of the “fabula Atellana” from an epigraphic perspective. It brings together the existing inscriptions related to this dramatic genre, explaining the challenges that one faces when trying to identify possible “Atellana” actors. It also examines the status of “Atellana” performers and playwrights, contrasting the information provided by literary sources, especially Livy, with the data obtained from inscriptions, which indicate an increasing professionalization of “Atellana” actors in the first century A.D. Finally, this article poses some questions concerning the development, continuity and geographical diffusion of Atellan comedy in the Imperial era in the light of the epigraphic material and also in comparison with the evidence available for other popular shows, specifically mime and pantomime, which suggests that by the second century A.D. the “Atellana” was no longer performed on public stages but was rather represented in private settings and studied for its linguistic and rhetorical peculiarities.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/journal article1471-6844https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009838823000629https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterly/article/atellana-actors-and-playwrights-in-the-epigraphic-evidence/BE6797B9628812A28E0E4BCA6007BE18https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterlyopen access821.124-2.09792Fabula AtellanaEpigraphyRoman theatreRoman actorsRoman playwrightsImperial dramaFilología latinaEpigrafíaHistoria antiguaLiteraturaTeatro5504.01 Historia Antigua5505.10 Filología6203.10 Teatro