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Thespis
(c. 6th century BC):
Aeschylus
(c. 525–456 BC):
The Persians
(472 BC)
Seven Against Thebes
(467 BC)
The Suppliants
(463 BC)
The Oresteia
(458 BC, a trilogy comprising
Agamemnon
,
The Libation Bearers
and
The Eumenides
.)
Prometheus Bound
(authorship and date of performance is still in dispute)
Phrynichus
(~511 BC):
The Fall of Miletus
(c. 511 BC)
Phoenissae
(c. 476 BC)
Danaides
Actaeon
Huzaifus
Alcestis
Tantalus
Achaeus of Eretria
(484-c. 405 BC)
Adrastus
Linus
Cycnus
Eumenides
Philoctetes
Pirithous
Theseus
Œdipus
Achaeus of Syracuse
(c. 356 BC)
Agathon
(c. 448–400 BC)
Aerope
Alcmeon
Anthos
or
Antheus
("The Flower")
Mysoi
("Mysians")
Telephos
("Telephus")
Thyestes
Aphareus
(4th century BC)
Asklepios**
Akhilleus**
Tantalos**
Sophocles
(c. 495-406 BC):
Theban plays
, or
Oedipus cycle
:
Antigone
(c. 442 BC)
Oedipus Rex
(c. 429 BC)
Oedipus at Colonus
(401 BC, posthumous)
Ajax
(unknown, presumed earlier in career)
The Trachiniae
(unknown)
Electra
(unknown, presumed later in career)
Philoctetes
(409 BC)
Euripides
(c. 480–406 BC):
Alcestis
(438 BC)
Medea
(431 BC)
The Heracleidae (Herakles Children)
(c. 429 BC)
Hippolytus
(428 BC)
Electra
(c. 420 BC)
Sisyphos
(415 BC)
Andromache
(428-24 BC)
The Suppliants
(422 BC)
Hecuba
(424 BC)
Herakles
(421-416 BC)
The Trojan Women
(Troades)
(415 BC)
Ion
(414-412 BC)
Iphigenia in Tauris
(414-412 BC)
Helen
(412 BC)
The Phoenician Women (The Phoinissae)
(411-409 BC)
Iphigenia At Aulis (Iphigenia ad Aulis)
(410 BC)
Orestes
(408 BC)
The Cyclops
(c. 408 BC)
The Bacchae
(405 BC, posthumous)
Rhesus
(unknown)
Euphorion
(5th century BC); possibly the author of
Prometheus Bound
, which is often attributed to his father
Aeschylus
Phaesus (411-321 BC)
Philocles
(c.5th century BC)
Comedies
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Susarion
of
Megara
(~580 BC)
Epicharmus of Kos
(~540-450 BC)
Phormis
, late 6th century BC
Dinolochus, 487 BC
Euetes 485 BC
Euxenides 485 BC
Mylus 485 BC
Chionides
487 BC
Magnes
472 BC
Cratinus
(~520-420 BC)
Crates
c. 450 BC
Ecphantides
Pisander
Epilycus
Callias Schoenion
Hermippus
435 BC
Myrtilus
Lysimachus
Hegemon of Thasos
, 413 BC
Sophron
Phrynichus
Lycis, before 405 BC
Lucrideus (c. 206 BC)
Leucon
Lysippus
Eupolis
(~446-411 BC)
Aristophanes
(c. 446-388 BC), a leading source for Greek
Old Comedy
The Acharnians
(425 BC)
The Knights
(424 BC)
The Clouds
(423 BC)
The Wasps
(422 BC)
Peace
(421 BC)
The Birds
(414 BC)
Lysistrata
(411 BC)
Thesmophoriazusae
(c. 411 BC)
The Frogs
(405 BC)
Assemblywomen
(c. 392 BC)
Plutus
(388 BC)
Pherecrates
420 BC
Diocles of Phlius
Sannyrion
Philyllius
, 394 BC
Hipparchus
Archippus
Polyzelus
Philonides
Eunicus
5th century BC
Telecleides
5th century BC
Euphonius 458 BC
Phrynichus
(~429 BC)
Cantharus 422 BC
Ameipsias
(c. 420 BC)
Strattis
(~412-390 BC)
Cephisodorus
402 BC
Plato (comic poet)
late 5th century BC
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c. 410 - c.380 BC
Nicophon
5th century BC
Nicochares
(d.~345 BC)
Eubulus
early 4th century BC
Araros
, son of Aristophanes 388, 375
Antiphanes
(~408-334 BC)
Anaxandrides
4th century BC
Calliades
4th century BC
Nicostratus
Phillipus
Philetarus c. 390-c. 320 BC
Anaxilas
343 BC
Ophelion
Callicrates
Heraclides, 348 BC
Alexis
(~375 - 275 BC)
Amphis
mid-4th century BC
Axionicus
Cratinus Junior
Eriphus
Epicrates of Ambracia
4th century BC
Stephanus, 332 BC
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Aristophon
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Augeas
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Heniochus
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Timotheus
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Antidotus
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Xenarchus
Dromo
Crobylus
Philippides
Philemon
of
Soli
or
Syracuse
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Menander
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Dyskolos
(317 BC)
Apollodorus of Carystus
(~300-260 BC)
Diphilus
of
Sinope
(~340-290 BC)
Dionysius
Timocles
324 BC
Theophilus
Sosippus
Anaxippus
, 303 BC
Demetrius, 299 BC
Archedicus
, 302 BC
Sopater, 282 BC
Damoxenus c. 370 BC - 270 BC
Hegesippus, or Crobylus
Theognetus
Bathon
Diodorus
Machon
of Corinth/Alexandria 3rd century BC
Poseidippus of Cassandreia
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Epinicus
(~217 BC)
Laines or Laenes 185 BC
Philemon 183 BC
Chairion or Chaerion 154 BC
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