Phaethon

Year: 
between 425 and 415 BC
Genres: 
Tragedy
Medium of performance: 
Fully Staged Play
Languages: 
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
People involved: 
(Dramatist)
Known from: 
Venues and occasions: 
Production notes: 
We do not know when this play was produced. This play is dated to c. 420 BC on metrical grounds and so the date range for performance is given as 425- 415 BC. The performance venue and location is not certain, but it is assumed here that this play would have been performed in Athens.

How to cite this ancient performance

Phaethon, accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/ancient-performance/performance/739 <29 March 2024>