Aerope

Year: 
between 384 and 322 BC
Genres: 
Tragedy
Medium of performance: 
Fully Staged Play
Languages: 
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
People involved: 
(Dramatist)
Known from: 
Production notes: 
Aristotle, in his Poetics 16, 1454b23, refers to Carcinus' Thyestes. Scholars have suggested that this reference may be to the play which is elsewhere called the Aerope. Aristotle assumes that his audience will be familiar with this play which suggests that it was well-known, plausibly (though not necessarily) through performance. The date range for performance is based on Aristotle's lifespan.

How to cite this ancient performance

Aerope, accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/ancient-performance/performance/35 <7 May 2024>