Aeschylus
Greek · c. 525–456 BC
Dramatist and "father of tragedy" who introduced the second actor to the stage, transforming ritual into drama. His Oresteia is the only complete ancient Greek tragic trilogy to survive.
Wikipedia ↗“I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.”
Ancient Greek
The Suppliants ↗ (c. 463 BC)
“He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.”
Ancient Greek
Agamemnon (Oresteia) ↗ (c. 458 BC)
“In war, truth is the first casualty.”
Ancient Greek
Widely attributed to Aeschylus but the exact source is debated. Similar sentiments appear in various ancient texts.