Book cover art for Oresteia by Aeschylus

Oresteia

Aeschylus

Date of Birth
525 BCE
Date of Death
456 BCE

This trio of works — Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides — introduces students to the Ancient Greek tradition of tragedy. Starting with the murder of Agamemnon after his return from Troy, the Oresteia takes up the familiar themes of justice and revenge found in Homeric poetry.