Seven against Thebes

by Aeschylus

First published 1812 · 127 pages

About this book

The third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC. The trilogy is sometimes referred to as the Oedipodea. It concerns the battle between an Argive army led by Polynices and the army of Thebes led by Eteocles and his supporters.

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  • Eteocles (Greek mythology)
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