Aeschylus Quotes
This is a sickness rooted and inherent in the nature of a tyranny: that he that holds it does not trust his friends.
Aeschylus. Prometheus Bound. Translated by David Grene. The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus II, edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore, University of Chicago Press, 1956, p. 147.
Prevented by the Military from ever taking office. She was commenting on recent attacks against minority Muslims by the majority Buddhists and one of the major reasons she claimed was the lack of trust in the Muslim community that had developed during the period of military dictatorship.
Referring to the autocratic President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Iturbide, known also as Agustin I, was the first Emperor of Mexico who was executed by a firing squad.
Aeschylus (UK: /ˈiːskɪləs/, US: /ˈɛskɪləs/; Greek: Αἰσχύλος Aiskhylos, pronounced [ai̯s.kʰý.los]; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek author of Greek tragedy, and is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics' knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed conflict among them. Before this, characters interacted only with the chorus.
