Aischylos

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Basic data

  1. 525 BCE in Eleusis
  2. 456 BCE in Gela
  3. Tragödiendichter

Iconography

Roman marble herma of Aeschylus dating to c. 30 BC, based on an earlier bronze Greek herma, dating to around 340-320 BC (Source: Wikimedia)
Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore of Eleusis, Aeschylus' hometown (Source: Wikimedia)
The death of Aeschylus illustrated in the 15th century Florentine Picture Chronicle by Maso Finiguerra[25] (Source: Wikimedia)
Modern picture of the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens, where many of Aeschylus's plays were performed (Source: Wikimedia)
Tragoediae septem (1552) (Source: Wikimedia)
The Ghost of Darius Appearing to Atossa, drawing by George Romney. (Source: Wikimedia)
Miniature by Robinet Testard showing the Danaids murdering their husbands (Source: Wikimedia)
The Murder of Agamemnon by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1817) (Source: Wikimedia)
Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan by Dirck van Baburen (1623) (Source: Wikimedia)
Mosaic of Orestes, main character in Aeschylus's only surviving trilogy The Oresteia (Source: Wikimedia)
Bildnis des Aeschylus, 1776/1875 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Aeschylus,  (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Aeschylus,  (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

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