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...k no further than Euripides’ ''Medea''. This tragic play, written in 431 {{bce}}, continues to enthrall readers and audiences with its powerful exploratio Euripides, one of the three great Greek tragedians of the fifth century {{bce}}, left an indelible mark on the literary and theatrical landscape. His wor

...n the theatrical landscape. These playwrights lived during the 5th century BCE, a period of intellectual and cultural flourishing in Athens known as the G ...played a pivotal role in shaping the course of Greek drama. Born in 525 {{bce}}, he introduced significant innovations in dramatic structure, including t

...of the earliest surviving works of literature, dating back to around 2100 BCE. [[The Epic of Gilgamesh|Learn More »]] Dating from the 8th century BCE, the ''Iliad'' is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to the poet Homer.

{{dc|W}}{{Big|hile composed nearly five thousand years ago (2500–1500 BCE), ''Gilgamesh'' is as familiar in its thematic concerns as it is alien in m ...orm during the reign of [[Wikipedia:Assurbanipol|Assurbanipol]] in 668-627 BCE.

...oidos''''' or “goat-song,” originated in ancient Greece in the 5th century BCE and was typically performed during religious festivals in honor of the god | Originated in ancient Greece in the 5th century BCE;

...ts, date back to the Old Babylonian period (circa 18th to 16th centuries {{bce}}). These tablets contain the most complete and cohesive versions of the ep

...ristotle<ref>{{cite book |last=Aristotle |first= |date=1994 |orig-year=350 BCE |title=Poetics |url=http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/poetics.2.2.html |tra

...ics). In the next source, Aeschylus’ play ''The Libation Bearers'' (c. 460 BCE), Clytemnestra, the wife of Agamemnon, mentioned the killing of Iphigenia a

...dysseus and his long journey home after the Trojan War. Written around 800 BCE, the ''Odyssey'' has captivated audiences for thousands of years with its p ...oral tradition before Homer. The ''Odyssey'' was composed around 750-700 {{bce}}, during the Greek Dark Ages, a time when writing was not yet widespread,

...[w:Aeneid|Aeneid]]'' recounts events}} after the fall of Troy (9th century BCE), and written as a [[On the Primary and Secondary Epics|secondary]], or lit

...tures that we attribute to the poet [[w:Homer|Homer]], in eighth century {{bce}}. The epics are written in an unsentimental style: the ''Iliad'' depicts t

...tures that we attribute to the poet [[w:Homer|Homer]], in eighth century {{bce}}. The epics are written in an unsentimental style: the ''Iliad'' depicts t

Sophocles crafted ''Oedipus the King'' during the 5th century {{bce}}, a period known as the Golden Age of Athens which was characterized by a

[[w:Ovid|Publius Ovidius Naso]], known as Ovid, lived from 43 {{bce}} to 17/18 {{ce}} during a transformative period in Roman history. This era

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...adition in legend and song came in the latter part of the eighth century {{bce}} in the poet [[w:Homer|Homer]] and his two great epic poems, the ''[[Iliad

...of a bygone era. Believed to have been composed in the late 8th century {{bce}}, the ''Iliad'' emerged during the pinnacle of the Greek Dark Age, offerin

''Medea'' was written by Euripides in 431 {{bce}} during the Golden Age of Athens, a time of immense cultural and intellect

...ynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia and is consider

...even the prototypical utopia, Plato’s ''Republic'' (from the 4th century {{bce}}), depicts a poetry-free state where women are owned, slavery is commonpla