Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization

Greek Tragedy VI: Aeschylus’s Agamemnon, or the Original Cell Block Tango


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In this episode, we will cover the first play in Aeschylus's Oresteia trilogy.  And boy, did Agamemnon have it coming!

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References

"AGAMEMNON - AESCHYLUS | KING OF MYCENAE | PLAY SUMMARY". Ancient Literature, 2019, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aeschylus_agamemnon.html. Accessed 18 Dec 2019.

Lattimore, Richmond, translator.  Aeschylus I:  Oresteia.  Edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore.  Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1953.

Wasson, Donald. "Agamemnon (Play)". Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2018, https://www.ancient.eu/Agamemnon_(Play)/.

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