Aeschylus
c. 525–c. 456 BCE
Greek tragedian known as the father of tragedy.
Aeschylus (c. 525–c. 456 BCE) was a playwright, born in Elefsina and died in Gela.
- Known as
- Playwright
- Category
- Writers
- Born
- c. 525 BCE, Elefsina
- Died
- c. 456 BCE, Gela
Alive at the same time as Aeschylus
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- Gautama Buddha c. 563–c. 483 BCE, spiritual leader
- Confucius 551–479 BCE, philosopher
- Darius the Great 550–486 BCE, king
- Leonidas I c. 540–480 BCE, king
- Heraclitus c. 535–c. 475 BCE, philosopher
- Xerxes I c. 518–465 BCE, king
- Sophocles c. 497–c. 406 BCE, playwright
- Pericles c. 495–429 BCE, statesman
- Herodotus c. 484–c. 425 BCE, historian
- Euripides c. 480–c. 406 BCE, playwright
- Thucydides c. 460–c. 400 BCE, historian
Portrait: Tilemachos Efthimiadis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
