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By 473 BC, after the death of Phrynichus, one of his chief rivals, Aeschylus was the yearly favorite in the Dionysia, winning first prize in nearly every competition. [11] In 472 BC, Aeschylus staged the production that included the Persians, with Pericles serving as choregos. [17]
Euripides first competed in the City Dionysia, the famous Athenian dramatic festival, in 455 BC, one year after the death of Aeschylus; and did not win first prize until 441 BC. His final competition in Athens was in 408 BC. The Bacchae and Iphigenia in Aulis were performed in 405 BC, and first prize was awarded posthumously. He won first prize ...
The agon in The Frogs is won by Aeschylus and he is brought back from the dead to reform the polis with his instructive poetry. In Thesmophoriazusae the Chorus of women makes the point that they are better than their men because they have preserved their heritage (as represented by the weaving shuttle, the wool-basket and the parasol) whereas ...
The first, The Sack of Miletus (written in 493 BC, 21 years before Aeschylus' play), concerned the destruction of an Ionian colony of Athens in Asia Minor by the Persians. For his portrayal of this brutal defeat, which emphasized Athens' abandonment of its colony, Phrynichus was fined and a law passed forbidding subsequent performances of his ...
Euphorion (Ancient Greek: Εὐφορίων, Euphoríōn, fl. 431 BC) was the son of the Greek tragedian Aeschylus, and himself an author of tragedies. [1] He is known solely for his victory over Sophocles and Euripides in the Dionysia of 431 BC.
She was the 2019 Gilder-Lehrman History Teacher of the Year, the 2020 Delaware Charter School Teacher of the Year, a 2020 Sanford Award Winner, 2021 Delaware STEM Educator of the Year, according ...
Her Milken award marks the first time an educator in the Chickasaw County School District has received the award. ... Three MS teachers win the 2023-2024 Milken Educator Award. Show comments.
Four Tennessee teachers are in the running for the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. The Tennessee Department of Education announced state finalists on ...