Aeschylus
525 - Aeschylus was born in Eleusis.
498 - Able to write his first play.
490 - Took part in the Battle of Marathon.
480 - Fought at the Battle of Salamis which become the subject of his play "The Persians".
472 - Written the play "The Persians".
467 - Written the play "Seven Against Thebes".
463 - Written the play "The Suppliants".
458 - Written the play "Oresteia", which consists of "Agamemnon", "The Libation Bearers", and "The Eumenides".
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