The Seven Against Thebes
by Aeschylus
Published for the first time: 1/1/468
41 pages, Paperback
Genres: Ancient, Tragedy, Plays, Drama, Mythology, Fiction, Classics
Third play of a trilogy (the other two are lost) about the doomed family of Laius and Oedipus and his sons. After the city of Thebes has banished Oedipus, the former ruler's sons vie for the crown. The victor, Eteocles, expels his brother, Polyneices, who then recruits 7 champions to lead an assault on Thebes, with a tragic results.
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