Aeschylus

525BC – 456BC

Biographical Sketch:

Ancient Greek playwright. Considered the father of tragedy.

Authored:

The Suppliant Maidens, The Persians, The Seven Against Thebes, Prometheus Bound, Agamemnon, Choephoroe, Eumenides.

Quote:

It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered. Agamemnon

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