Aeschylus of Athens

Seven Against Thebes

Tragedy of a doomed siege and the fate of Theban princes

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Aeschylus of Athens

The earliest of the great Greek tragedians, Aeschylus transformed theater by adding a second actor and emphasizing moral and cosmic themes. His Oresteia trilogy remains the only complete surviving Greek trilogy. He is credited with inventing tragedy as a dramatic form.

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