The content of the tragedy “Alcestis” by Euripides

The content of the tragedy “Alcestis” by Euripides

Of the surviving tragedies of Euripides, the oldest by chronology was the drama “Alcestis” staged in 438 BC. It was staged together with the now lost plays “Cretans”, “Telephus” and “Alkmeon in Psophida”. In that…

The scale of the catastrophe for ancient literature

The scale of the catastrophe for ancient literature

Not everything of ancient literature has survived, it is a well-known fact; and even the little that has survived has not always been preserved in its complete form. We know a great many names of…

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