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The three greatest dramatists of Greece were Aeschylus , Sophocles , and Euripides . Their lives overlapped , though each carried the form of his art a distinctive step forward , and as poets they share equal honor .
The three greatest dramatists of Greece were Aeschylus , Sophocles , and Euripides . Their lives overlapped , though each carried the form of his art a distinctive step forward , and as poets they share equal honor .
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Some derided the austere Aeschylus and when he was dead said he had been killed by an eagle who mistook his bald head for a rock and dropped a tortoise on it to break the shell . Yet the people of Athens , abruptly aware ...
Some derided the austere Aeschylus and when he was dead said he had been killed by an eagle who mistook his bald head for a rock and dropped a tortoise on it to break the shell . Yet the people of Athens , abruptly aware ...
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Menander lived about 342 to 292 B.c. Tradition says that he was drowned at Piraeus , the harbor of Athens . Aeschylus . Rome Museum Sophocles . Lateran Museum , Rome The Greek theatre produced not only the first tragedies and.
Menander lived about 342 to 292 B.c. Tradition says that he was drowned at Piraeus , the harbor of Athens . Aeschylus . Rome Museum Sophocles . Lateran Museum , Rome The Greek theatre produced not only the first tragedies and.
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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