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Aeschylus

525 BC - 456 BC

Aeschylus

Aeschylus (UK: , US: ; Ancient Greek: Αἰσχύλος Aischýlos; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian often described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed conflict among them. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aeschylus has received more than 4,886,910 page views. His biography is available in 99 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2019). Aeschylus is the 48th most popular writer (down from 34th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Greece (down from 15th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Writer.

Aeschylus is most famous for his tragedies, which are often called the "Oresteia" trilogy. The three tragedies are Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides.

Memorability Metrics

4.9M
Page Views (PV)
83.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
99
Languages Editions (L)
10.51
Effective Languages (L*)
4.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aeschylus ranks 48 out of 7,302. Before him are Émile Zola, Stendhal, Euripides, Gustave Flaubert, Aristophanes, and Jane Austen. After him are Simone de Beauvoir, Octave Mirbeau, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sappho, Thomas Mann, and Mark Twain.

Others Born in 525 BC

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Aeschylus
WRITER
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 83.54
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 456 BC

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Aeschylus
WRITER
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 83.54
Rank: 1

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Aeschylus ranks 19 out of 1,024. Before him are El Greco (1541), Kösem Sultan (1590), Saint Stephen (1), Euripides (-480), Aristophanes (-448), and Plutarch (46). After him are Sappho (-630), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), Protagoras (-486), Thucydides (-460), and Bayezid II (1447).

Others born in Greece

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El Greco
PAINTER
1541 - 1614
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 13
Kösem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1651
HPI: 84.30
Rank: 14
Saint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 15
Euripides
WRITER
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 16
Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 83.67
Rank: 17
Plutarch
PHILOSOPHER
46 - 127
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 18
Aeschylus
WRITER
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 83.54
Rank: 19
Sappho
WRITER
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.29
Rank: 20
Philip II of Macedon
POLITICIAN
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 21
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
NOBLEMAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 22
Protagoras
PHILOSOPHER
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 82.83
Rank: 23
Thucydides
HISTORIAN
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 24
Bayezid II
POLITICIAN
1447 - 1512
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 25