The Oresteia: The First Trilogy Compiled and Edited by Ben Potter Foreword and Introductions, Ben Potter, Stella Samaras, Nicole Saldarriaga, Walter Borden The Oresteia of Aeschylus: Agamemnon, the Libation Bearers, the Eumenides There is nothing controversial in calling Aeschylus (525/524 – 456/455 BC) the “Father of Tragedy” and even less in calling his magnum opus,