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Euripides’ Medea is Ancient Greece’s most famous play. But what did it mean to the Athenians in 431 BCE who watched it on the Acropolis?

Sophocles’ Theban Plays, 3 of 3. Antigone is a timeless and dark story about a clash of wills. But it’s also fascinating snapshot of the philosophical brawls of 5th-century BCE Athens.

Sophocles’ Theban Plays, 2 of 3. Oedipus at Colonus, out of the ashes of the Peloponnesian War, is a story about a man who has lost everything but his own dignity.

Sophocles’ Theban Plays, 1 of 3. Oedipus the King is one of literature’s great stories. It’s also a haunting window into the fears of war torn Athens in 429 BCE.

Aeschylus’ Oresteian Trilogy, 3 of 3: The Eumenides. Pursued all the away to Athens by the monstrous Furies, will Orestes prevail, or be torn apart?

Aeschylus’ Oresteian Trilogy, 2 of 3: The Libation Bearers. The infernal House of Atreus had witnessed almost every imaginable act of depravity. Except for one.

Aeschylus’ Oresteian Trilogy, 1 of 3: Agamemnon. A terrible family curse. A wronged queen. The Trojan War was only the start of the bloodshed.

Masks. Choruses. Huge prosthetic penises. Before you read Sophocles, Euripides, and company, it’s a good idea to know a bit about Ancient Greek theater.