The subject of this drama, first presented circa A.D. 60, derives from Greek legend, and it has autobiographical parallels with its Roman author.
The subject of this drama, first presented circa A.D. 60, derives from Greek legend, and it has autobiographical parallels with its Roman author. In it, the title character, the brother of the rightful ruler of Argos, seduces and carries away the ruler's wife and then steals a golden ram which is the symbol of power held by the ruler of the kingdom. A civil war ensues and the title character is defeated and banished. Identify this work of Seneca, considered the most lurid and gruesome tragedy to survive from antiquity, which, FTP, culminates in the title character being invited back to Argos and being tricked into feasting on a banquet which includes the bodies of his three sons.
The subject of this drama, first presented circa A.D. 60, derives from Greek legend, and it has autobiographical parallels with its Roman author.
{Thyestes}