CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Aeschylus
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Archimedes
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Socrates
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Euclid
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Detailed explanation-1: -The surviving tragedies. Of the many tragedies known to have been written, just 32 full-length texts by only three authors, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, survive.
Detailed explanation-2: -The three great playwrights of tragedy were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
Detailed explanation-3: -Aeschylus (UK: /ˈiːskɪləs/, US: /ˈɛskɪləs/; Greek: Aiskhýlos; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, and is often described as the father of tragedy.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to ancient tradition, Thespis was the first actor in Greek drama. He was often called the inventor of tragedy, and his name was recorded as the first to stage a tragedy at the Great (or City) Dionysia (c. 534 bc).
Detailed explanation-5: -Persians. One of a trilogy of unconnected tragedies presented in 472 bc, Persians (Greek Persai) is unique among surviving tragedies in that it dramatizes recent history rather than events from the distant age of mythical heroes. Seven Against Thebes. Suppliants. Oresteia. Prometheus Bound.