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'''Aeschylus''' (c. 525 BC – 456 BC) was a renowned [[ancient Greek]] [[poet]], [[dramatist]], and [[tragedian]]. His surviving works include ''[[The Persians]]'', about the [[Persian Wars]], and ''[[The Oresteia]]'', a trilogy recounting the death of [[Agamemnon]] and his son [[Orestes]]' revenge | '''Aeschylus''' (c. 525 BC – 456 BC) was a renowned [[ancient Greek]] [[poet]], [[dramatist]], and [[tragedian]]. His surviving works include ''[[The Persians]]'', about the [[Persian Wars]], and ''[[The Oresteia]]'', a trilogy recounting the death of [[Agamemnon]] and his son [[Orestes]]' revenge | ||
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| + | The author Aeschylus composed seven major works that have survived until this day. They include the following;<ref>[http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Aeschylus.html Internet Classics Archives, Aeschylus]</ref> | ||
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| + | *''Prometheus Bound'' - 430 BC | ||
| + | *''The Choephori'' - 450 BC | ||
| + | *''Eumenides'' - 458 BC | ||
| + | *''The Suppliants'' - 463 BC | ||
| + | *''The Seven Against Thebes'' - 467 BC | ||
| + | *''The Persians'' - 474 BC | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Sophocles]] | * [[Sophocles]] | ||
* [[Euripides]] | * [[Euripides]] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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| + | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Ancient Greece]][[Category:Playwrights]] | [[Category:Ancient Greece]][[Category:Playwrights]] | ||
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Aeschylus (c. 525 BC – 456 BC) was a renowned ancient Greek poet, dramatist, and tragedian. His surviving works include The Persians, about the Persian Wars, and The Oresteia, a trilogy recounting the death of Agamemnon and his son Orestes' revenge
Works
The author Aeschylus composed seven major works that have survived until this day. They include the following;[1]
- Prometheus Bound - 430 BC
- The Choephori - 450 BC
- Eumenides - 458 BC
- The Suppliants - 463 BC
- The Seven Against Thebes - 467 BC
- The Persians - 474 BC
