APGRD id
35
Year
between 384 and 322 BC
Scripts
Genres
Tragedy
Medium of performance
Fully Staged Play
Languages
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
People involved
Known from
APGRD 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.