Images of aeschylus biography
Images of aeschylus biography
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Aeschylus
5th century BC Athenian Greek tragedian
This article is about the ancient Greek playwright. For other uses, see Aeschylus (disambiguation).
Aeschylus | |
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Roman marble herma of Aeschylus dating to c. 30 BC, based on an earlier bronze Greek herma, dating to around 340-320 BC | |
| Born | c. 525/524 BC Eleusis |
| Died | c. 456 BC (aged approximately 67) Gela, Sicily |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright and soldier |
| Children | |
| Parent | Euphorion (father) |
| Relatives | |
Aeschylus (,[1];[2]Ancient Greek: ΑἰσχύλοςAischýlos; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greektragedian often described as the father of tragedy.[3][4] Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work,[5] and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his surviving plays.[6] According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed