Aeschylus appears as a comical caricature in Aristophanes comedy, "Frogs", in which he is referred to as "The Bacchic King." It is debatable as to whether this description is metaphorical or if it plays off the rumors that Aeschylus enjoyed his drink while writing.
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Aeschylus grew up in Eleusis, the son of an Athenian nobleman. Few facts are known about his life other than those surrounding the more than 90 plays he wrote. He entered the Athenian Great Dionysia in 499 B.C., the first of many times he would submit his dramas in the ancient Greek contest, though he wouldn't win first prize until 484 B.C. In subsequent years, the competition remained tough as he had to compete with the submissions of a rising young playwright named Sophocles. Considered the fo more...
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c. 525 B.C. Greece, Balkan Peninsula, Eastern Europe,
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Greek Tragedy is a real bummer! Yucky stuff.