<P> Fragments (probably spurious) in A Nauck, Tragicorum graecorum fragmenta (1887). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> It is implied that Thespis invented acting in the Western world, and that prior to his performances, no one had ever assumed the resemblance of another person for the purpose of storytelling . In fact, Thespis is the first known actor in written plays . He may thus have had a substantial role in changing the way stories were told and inventing theatre as we know it today . In reverence to Thespis, actors in the English - speaking part of the world have been referred to as thespians . </P>

Which greek is given the title of first philosopher