List of ancient Greek playwrights

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  • (524BC)
  • Aeschylus (c. 525–456 BC):
    • The Persians (472 BC)
    • Seven Against Thebes (467 BC)
    • The Suppliants (463 BC)
    • The Oresteia (458 BC, a trilogy comprising Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.)
    • Prometheus Bound (authorship and date of performance is still in dispute)
  • Phrynichus (~511 BC):
    • The Fall of Miletus (c. 511 B
    • Phoenissae (c. 476 BC)
    • Danaides
    • Actaeon
    • Alcestis
    • Tantalus
  • Achaeus of Eretria (484-c. 405 BC)
    • Adrastus
    • Linus
    • Cycnus
    • Eumenides
    • Philoctetes
    • Pirithous
    • Theseus
    • Œdipus
  • Achaeus of Syracuse (c. 356 BC)
  • Agathon (c. 448–400 BC)
  • Aphareus (4th century BC)
    • Asklepios**
    • Akhilleus**
    • Tantalos**
  • Sophocles (c. 495-406 BC):
    • Theban plays, or Oedipus cycle:
      • Antigone (c. 442 BC)
      • Oedipus Rex (c. 429 BC)
      • Oedipus at Colonus (401 BC, posthumous)
    • Ajax (unknown, presumed earlier in career)
    • The Trachiniae (unknown)
    • Electra (unknown, presumed later in career)
    • Philoctetes (409 BC)
  • Euripides (c. 480–406 BC):
    • Alcestis (438 BC)
    • Medea (431 BC)
    • The Heracleidae (Herakles Children) (c. 429 BC)
    • Hippolytus (428 BC)
    • Electra (c. 420 BC)
    • Sisyphos (415 BC)
    • Andromache (428-24 BC)
    • The Suppliants (422 BC)
    • Hecuba (424 BC)
    • Herakles (421-416 BC)
    • The Trojan Women (Troades) (415 BC)
    • Ion (414-412 BC)
    • Iphigenia in Tauris (414-412 BC)
    • Helen (412 BC)
    • The Phoenician Women (The Phoinissae) (411-409 BC)
    • Iphigenia At Aulis (Iphigenia ad Aulis) (410 BC)
    • Orestes (408 BC)
    • The Cyclops (c. 408 BC)
    • The Bacchae (405 BC, posthumous)
    • Rhesus (unknown)
  • Euphorion (5th century BC); possibly the author of Prometheus Bound, which is often attributed to his father Aeschylus
  • "" (411-321 BC)

Comedies[]

  • Susarion of Megara (~580 BC)
  • Epicharmus of Kos (~540-450 BC)
  • Phormis, late 6th century
  • Dinolochus, 487 BC
  • Euetes 485 BC
  • Euxenides 485 BC
  • Mylus 485 BC
  • Chionides 487 BC
  • Magnes 472 BC
  • Cratinus (~520-420 BC)
  • Crates c. 450 BC
  • Pisander
  • Epilycus
  • Callias Schoenion
  • Hermippus 435 BC
  • Myrtilus
  • Lysimachus
  • Hegemon of Thasos, 413 BC
  • Sophron
  • Phrynichus
  • Lycis, before 405 BC
  • Lucrideus (c. 206 BC)
  • Leucon
  • Lysippus
  • Eupolis (~446-411 BC)
  • Aristophanes (c. 446-388 BC), a leading source for Greek Old Comedy
    • The Acharnians (425 BC)
    • The Knights (424 BC)
    • The Clouds (423 BC)
    • The Wasps (422 BC)
    • Peace (421 BC)
    • The Birds (414 BC)
    • Lysistrata (411 BC)
    • Thesmophoriazusae (c. 411 BC)
    • The Frogs (405 BC)
    • Assemblywomen (c. 392 BC)
    • Plutus (388 BC)
  • Pherecrates 420 BC
  • Diocles of Phlius
  • Sannyrion
  • Philyllius, 394 BC
  • Hipparchus
  • Archippus
  • Eunicus 5th century BC
  • Telecleides 5th century BC
  • 458 BC
  • Phrynichus (~429 BC)
  • Cantharus 422 BC
  • Ameipsias (c. 420 BC)
  • Strattis (~412-390 BC)
  • Cephisodorus 402 BC
  • Plato (comic poet) late 5th century BC
  • Theopompus c. 410 - c.380 BC
  • Nicophon 5th century BC
  • Nicochares (d.~345 BC)
  • Eubulus early 4th century BC
  • Araros, son of Aristophanes 388, 375
  • Antiphanes (~408-334 BC)
  • Anaxandrides 4th century BC
  • Calliades 4th century BC
  • Nicostratus
  • Phillipus
  • c. 390-c. 320 BC
  • Anaxilas 343 BC
  • Ophelion
  • Callicrates
  • , 348 BC
  • Alexis (~375 - 275 BC)
  • Amphis mid-4th century BC
  • Axionicus
  • Cratinus Junior
  • Eriphus
  • Epicrates of Ambracia 4th century BC
  • Stephanus, 332 BC
  • Strato
  • Aristophon
  • Euphron
  • Sotades of Athens
  • Augeas
  • Epippus
  • Epigenes
  • Mnesimachus
  • Timotheus
  • Sophilus
  • Antidotus
  • Naucrates
  • Xenarchus
  • Dromo
  • Crobylus
  • Philippides
  • Philemon of Soli or Syracuse (~362–262 BC)
  • Menander (c. 342-291 BC), a leading source for Greek New Comedy
    • Dyskolos (317 BC)
  • Apollodorus of Carystus (~300-260 BC)
  • Diphilus of Sinope (~340-290 BC)
  • Dionysius
  • Timocles 324 BC
  • Theophilus
  • Sosippus
  • Anaxippus, 303 BC
  • Demetrius, 299 BC
  • Archedicus, 302 BC
  • Sopater, 282 BC
  • c. 370 BC - 270 BC
  • Hegesippus, or Crobylus
  • Theognetus
  • Bathon
  • Diodorus
  • Machon of Corinth/Alexandria 3rd century BC
  • Poseidippus of Cassandreia (~316–250 BC)
  • Epinicus (~217 BC)
  • Laines or Laenes 185 BC
  • Philemon 183 BC
  • Chairion or Chaerion 154 BC
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