Thyestes

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. 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. Thyestes is often taken as an alternative title for Aerope by Carcinus; see TrGF1, 70 Carcinus II, p.212

How to cite this ancient performance

Thyestes, accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/ancient-performance/performance/74 <7 May 2024>