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War and Greek Tragedy (Part Three: Euripides)

by Andrew Aulner, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Euripides is unique among the three tragedians in that, unlike Aeschylus and Sophocles, there is no historical record that he ever served in the Greek military. Admittedly, Euripides was able to describe actual battle techniques in Phoenician Women and Children of Heracles, despite the lack of a record

Written on April 25, 2022 at 12:12 am, by Sean Kelly

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Tags: Andromache, Children of Heracles, Euripides, Greek Tragedy, medea, Phoenician Women, Trojan Women, war

War and Greek Tragedy (Part Two: Sophocles)

by Andrew Aulner, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The next of the three great tragedians to be born was Sophocles, who, like Aeschylus before him, served in the Greek military. Sophocles was a general during the war against the island of Samos and later lived through the Peloponnesian War. Both of these events exposed Sophocles to

Written on April 24, 2022 at 2:59 pm, by Sean Kelly

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Tags: Antigone, Greek Tragedy, Oedipus Rex, pericles, Philoctetes, Sophocles, war

War and Greek Tragedy (Part One: Aeschylus)

by Andrew Aulner, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Warfare had a profound impact on life in the ancient world. Greek theater reflected this reality, as well as the experiences of its writers; all three of the surviving Greek tragedians (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides) were influenced in some way by war. We’ll be taking a look at

Written on April 22, 2022 at 7:22 pm, by Sean Kelly

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Tags: Aeschylus, Battle of Marathon, Greek Tragedy, Oresteia, Persians, war

Homer’s Real Story: The Truth Behind the ‘Iliad’

Written by John Martin, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom For the nearly three millennia since the Iliad’s creation, its grand story remains undiscovered. Homer’s masterpiece was a brilliant exercise in telling a new kind of story while letting his listening audience think that they were hearing another (more familiar, more easily accessible) one. The blind poet,

Written on June 18, 2021 at 6:22 am, by KristinD

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Tags: Achilles, Athena, Homer, Homer's Iliad, iliad, The Iliad, war, zeus

The Peloponnesian War Summary of Battles and Betrayals – Part Two

To Read Part One, Click here: https://classicalwisdom.com/the-peloponnesian-war-summary-part-one/ The entirety of the Peloponnesian war is broken into two parts, punctuated by a brief, and probably very welcomed, armistice. The total engagement, with all its battles and betrayals, began in 431 BC and finally concluded with complete devestation in 404 BC. The first collection of campaigns, referred

Written on August 11, 2017 at 8:18 am, by anya

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Tags: Athens, brasias, cleon, helots, hoplites, Peloponnesian war, Peloponnesian war summary, pericles, slave uprising, Sparta, war

The Unlucky Seven Against Thebes

Seven warriors killing seven other soldiers in front of seven gates. You’d think that story would forever condemn the number to enmity. But Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes makes no comment on the conspicuous symmetry of the legend’s numeral element. Maybe the seven city portals warranted warriors to both attack and protect them. Unfortunately if you are seeking

Written on May 4, 2017 at 10:04 am, by anya

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Categories: Oedipus Trilogy

Tags: Aeschylus, Ancient greek, Antigone, myth, Oedipus, Seven against Thebes, Thebes, war