0204l-AESCHYLUS born 524/523 BC-456 BC in Eleusis in valley of Attica, Greece, soldier, playwright and father or founder of tragedy, he expanded the number of characters in play to allow for conflict between them, 7 of possible 90 plays survive.
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Of the 3 earliest Greek tragedians, his is the only 1 whose plays survive. Many of his' works were influenced by the Persian invasion of Greece. He said the god Dionysus visited him in his sleep and commanded him to turn his attention to the art of tragedy, many plays were influenced by the Persian invasion of Greece, as a youth, he worked at a vineyard, he and his brother Cynegeirus fought to defend Athens against Darius' invading Persian army at the Battle of Marathon, the Greek art of drama had its roots in religious festivals for the gods, including or chiefly Dionysus, the god of wine
wrote;
'The Persians, Seven Against Thebes, The Suppliants, The Oresteia which includes; Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides, and Prometheus Bound,
fragmentary works;
Phineas; Glaukos Potnieus; Prometheus Pyrkaeus, a satyr play belonging to the same tetralogy as The Persians; Laios; Oedipus; Sphynx, another satyr play belonging to the same tetralogy as Seven Against Thebes; Proteus, the satyr play belonging to the Oresteia tetralogy; Eleusians; and The Net-pullers,