Aeschylus

c. 525–456 BCE · Ancient Greece

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Biography

Ancient Greek tragedian, often called the father of tragedy. He fought at the Battle of Marathon and transformed Greek theater by introducing a second actor, enabling dramatic dialogue. Of the roughly 70-90 plays he wrote, only seven survive, including the Oresteia — the only complete Greek tragic trilogy extant.

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