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Aeschylus
(525?-456 BC) Greek writer. Aeschylus was the first of three great Greek writers of tragedy, which included Sophocles and Euripides. Aeschylus wrote perhaps 90 plays (7 survive in full) and won 13 first prizes at the Greater Dionysia.
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Aeschylus was the first of the three great ancient Greek writers of tragedy.
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(525?-456 BC) Greek writer. Aeschylus has been called the "Father of Tragedy," with more than 90 plays (though 7 survive). Read more about the life and works of Aeschylus.
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Aeschylus, one of the three renowned prize-winning Greek tragedians, engaged in a variety of activities. He was a soldier, playwright, religious participant, and probably an actor.