Saturday, July 23, 2011

Aeschylus as a Military Man

In response to some cynicism re: Aeschylus' grave marker: "Aeschylus, the Athenian, Euphorion's son, is dead. This tomb in Gela's cornlands covers him. His glorious courage the hallowed field of Marathon could tell, and the longhaired Mede had knowledge of it"
A link to the underrated Edith Hamilton:
http://english.emory.edu/DRAMA/Aesch.html

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