Aeschylus

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  • 525 BCE

    Aeschylus Birthdate

    [Timetoast]](https://www2.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/tragedy/index.php?page=aeschylus)
  • 525 BCE

    Birth Location

    Born at Eleusis
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  • Period: 525 BCE to 459 BCE

    Aeschlyus Timeline

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  • 499 BCE

    Aeschylus Dream of Dionysus

    Dionysus bade Aeschylus to turn his attention to the Art of Tragedy Timetoast
  • 499 BCE

    First Performance

    [Timetoast](Bates, Alfred (1906). The Drama: Its History, Literature, and Influence on Civilization. Vol. 1. London: Historical Publishing Company.)
  • 490 BCE

    Won war against army of Darius

    War was celebrated across Greece [Timetoast](Sommerstein, Alan H. (2010). Aeschylean Tragedy (2nd ed.). London: Duckworth. ISBN 978-0-7156-3824-8.)
  • 490 BCE

    Death of brother, Cynegeirus

    Aeschylus' brother, Cynegeirus, died trying to stop Persian ship from entering shore, later called a hero from his countrymen. [Timetoast](Sommerstein, Alan H. (2010). Aeschylean Tragedy (2nd ed.). London: Duckworth. ISBN 978-0-7156-3824-8.)
  • 484 BCE

    First Victory

    [Timetoast](Freeman, Charles (1999). The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World. New York City: Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-88515-2.)
  • 484 BCE

    First Victory Location

    First Victory Location
    The Dionysus [Timetoast](Freeman, Charles (1999). The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World. New York City: Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-88515-2.)
  • 480 BCE

    Back to War

    Aeschylus was called back to war in The Battle of Salamis [Timetoast]("§ 4". Anonymous Life of Aeschylus. Living Poets. Translated by S. Burges Watson. Durham. 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2023. They say that he was noble and that he participated in the battle of Marathon together with his brother, Cynegirus, and in the naval battle at Salamis with the youngest of his brothers, Ameinias, and in the infantry battle at Plataea. (emphasis in original))
  • 480 BCE

    The Eleusinian Mysteries

    Aeschylus was a group member of an Ancient Cult Demeter ([Timetoast](Martin, Thomas (2000). Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times. Yale University Press.)
  • 479 BCE

    Back to War.. again

    Battle of Plataea [Timetoast]("§ 4". Anonymous Life of Aeschylus. Living Poets. Translated by S. Burges Watson. Durham. 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2023. They say that he was noble and that he participated in the battle of Marathon together with his brother, Cynegirus, and in the naval battle at Salamis with the youngest of his brothers, Ameinias, and in the infantry battle at Plataea. (emphasis in original))
  • 473 BCE

    Yearly Favorite

    Aeschylus won first prize in almost every competition after one of his chiefs, Phrynichus, died. [Timetoast](Sommerstein, Alan H. (2010). Aeschylean Tragedy (2nd ed.). London: Duckworth. ISBN 978-0-7156-3824-8.)
  • 470 BCE

    The Women of Aetna

    Aeschylus produced The Women of Aetna during one trip in honor of a city founded by Hieron. [Timetoast](Sommerstein, Alan H. (2010). Aeschylean Tragedy (2nd ed.). London: Duckworth. ISBN 978-0-7156-3824-8.)
  • Period: 459 BCE to 456 BCE

    Aeschylus' Return to Sicily

    [Timetoast](J. C. McKeown (2013), A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Cradle of Western Civilization, Oxford University Press, p. 136, ISBN 978-0-19-998210-3, The unusual nature of Aeschylus' death ...)
  • 456 BCE

    Location of death

    City of Gela [Timetoast](J. C. McKeown (2013), A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Cradle of Western Civilization, Oxford University Press, p. 136, ISBN 978-0-19-998210-3, The unusual nature of Aeschylus' death ...)
  • 456 BCE

    How Aeschylus died

    a bird mistaked head for a rock and dropped a Turtle on his head to break it open, according to an author (a falling object). [Timetoast](J. C. McKeown (2013), A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Cradle of Western Civilization, Oxford University Press, p. 136, ISBN 978-0-19-998210-3, The unusual nature of Aeschylus' death ...)
  • 456 BCE

    Aeschylus Death Date

    [Timetoast](J. C. McKeown (2013), A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Cradle of Western Civilization, Oxford University Press, p. 136, ISBN 978-0-19-998210-3, The unusual nature of Aeschylus' death ...)
  • 431 BCE

    Aeschylus' son, Euphorion

    Euphorion won his first competition prize. [Timetoast](Osborn, K.; Burges, D. (1998). The complete idiot's guide to classical mythology. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-02-862385-6.)
  • 490

    War Against Darius Army

    Aeschylus fought in war with his brother to defend Athens against army of Darius [Timetoast](Sommerstein, Alan H. (2010). Aeschylean Tragedy (2nd ed.). London: Duckworth. ISBN 978-0-7156-3824-8.)