Aeschylus AeschylusAeschylus (c. 525/524-456/455 BCE) was an ancient Greek playwright often regarded as the earliest of the three great tragedians of Athens, alongside Sophocles and Euripides. Writing in the fifth century BCE, he expanded the dramatic form by introducig additional actors and developing more complex staging and dialogue. His surviving works, including The Oresteia, reflect a sustained engagement with justice, divine order, and the evolution of civic institutions in early democratic Athens. Read More Read Less