Ancient Greek Comedies

Ancient Greek Authors and Playwrites.
Tragedies / Comedies

• Susarion of Megara (~580 BCE)
• Epicharmus of Kos (~540-450 BCE)
• Phormis, late 6th century
• Dinolochus, 487 BCE
• Euetes 485 BCE
• Euxenides 485 BCE
• Mylus 485 BCE
• Chionides 487 BCE
• Magnes 472 BCE
• Cratinus (~520-420 BCE)
• Crates c. 450 BCE
• Ecphantides
• Pisander
• Epilycus
• Callias Schoenion
• Hermippus 435 BCE
• Myrtilus
• Lysimachus
• Hegemon of Thasos, 413 BCE
• Sophron
• Phrynichus
• Lycis, before 405 BCE
• Lucrideus (c. 206 BCE)
• Leucon
• Lysippus
• Eupolis (~446-411 BCE)
• Aristophanes (c. 446-388 BCE), a leading source for Greek Old Comedy
  • The Acharnians (425 BCE)
  • The Knights (424 BCE)
  • The Clouds (423 BCE)
  • The Wasps (422 BCE)
  • Peace (421 BCE)
  • The Birds (414 BCE)
  • Lysistrata (411 BCE)
  • Thesmophoriazusae (c. 411 BCE)
  • The Frogs (405 BCE)
  • Assemblywomen (c. 392 BCE)
  • Plutus (388 BCE)
• Pherecrates 420 BCE
• Diocles of Phlius
• Sannyrion
• Philyllius, 394 BCE
• Hipparchus
• Archippus
• Polyzelus
• Philonides
• Eunicus 5th century BCE
• Telecleides 5th century BCE
• Euphonius 458 BCE
• Phrynichus (~429 BCE)
• Cantharus 422 BCE
• Ameipsias (c. 420 BCE)
• Strattis (~412-390 BCE)
• Cephisodorus 402 BCE
• Plato (comic poet) late 5th century BCE
• Theopompus c. 410 - c.380 BCE
• Nicophon 5th century BCE
• Nicochares (d.~345 BCE)
• Eubulus early 4th century BCE
• Araros, son of Aristophanes 388, 375
• Antiphanes (~408-334 BCE)
• Anaxandrides 4th century BCE
• Calliades 4th century BCE
• Nicostratus
• Phillipus
• Philetarus c. 390-c. 320 BCE
• Anaxilas 343 BCE
• Ophelion
• Callicrates
• Heraclides 348 BCE
• Alexis (~375 - 275 BCE)
• Amphis mid-4th century BCE
• Axionicus
• Cratinus Junior
• Eriphus
• Epicrates of Ambracia 4th century BCE
• Stephanus, 332 BCE
• Strato
• Aristophon
• Euphron
• Sotades
• Augeas
• Epippus
• Heniochus
• Epigenes
• Mnesimachus
• Timotheus
• Sophilus
• Antidotus
• Naucrates
• Xenarchus
• Dromo
• Crobylus
• Philippides
• Philemon of Soli or Syracuse (~362–262 BCE)
• Menander (c. 342-291 BCE), a leading source for Greek New Comedy
  • Dyskolos (317 BCE)
• Apollodorus of Carystus (~300-260 BCE)
• Diphilus of Sinope (~340-290 BCE)
• Dionysius
• Timocles 324 BCE
• Theophilus
• Sosippus
• Anaxippus, 303 BCE
• Demetrius, 299 BCE
• Archedicus, 302 BCE
• Sopater, 282 BCE
• Damoxenus c. 370 BC - 270 BCE
• Hegesippus, or Crobylus
• Theognetus
• Bathon
• Diodorus
• Machon of Corinth/Alexandria 3rd century BCE
• Poseidippus of Cassandreia (~316–250 BCE)
• Epinicus (~217 BCE)
• Laines or Laenes 185 BCE
• Philemon 183 BCE
• Chairion or Chaerion 154 BCE

Ancient Greek Tragedies

Ancient Greek Authors and Playwrites.
Tragedies / Comedies

• Choerilus (~524 BCE)
• Aeschylus (c. 525–456 BCE):
  • The Persians (472 BCE)
  • Seven Against Thebes (467 BCE)
  • The Suppliants (463 BCE)
  • The Oresteia (458 BCE, a trilogy comprising Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.)
  • Prometheus Bound (authorship and date of performance is still in dispute)
• Phrynichus (~511 BCE):
  • The Fall of Miletus (c. 511 BCE)
  • Phoenissae (c. 476 BCE)
  • Danaides
  • Actaeon
  • Alcestis
  • Tantalus
• Achaeus of Eretria (484-c. 405 BCE)
  • Adrastus
  • Linus
  • Cycnus
  • Eumenides
  • Philoctetes
  • Pirithous
  • Theseus
  • Œdipus
• Achaeus of Syracuse (c. 356 BCE)
• Agathon (c. 448–400 BCE)
• Aphareus (4th century BCE)
  • Asklepios**
  • Akhilleus**
  • Tantalos**
• Sophocles (c. 495-406 BCE):
  • Theban plays, or Oedipus cycle:
    • Antigone (c. 442 BCE)
    • Oedipus the King (c. 429 BCE)
    • Oedipus at Colonus (401 BCE, posthumous)
  • Ajax (unknown, presumed earlier in career)
  • The Trachiniae (unknown)
  • Electra (unknown, presumed later in career)
  • Philoctetes (409 BCE)
• Euripides (c. 480–406 BCE):
  • Alcestis (438 BCE)
  • Medea (431 BCE)
  • The Heracleidae (Herakles Children) (c. 429 BCE)
  • Hippolytus (428 BCE)
  • Electra (c. 420 BCE)
  • Sisyphos (415 BCE)
  • Andromache (428-24 BCE)
  • The Suppliants (422 BCE)
  • Hecuba (424 BCE)
  • Herakles (421-416 BCE)
  • The Trojan Women (Troades) (415 BCE)
  • Ion (414-412 BCE)
  • Iphigenia in Tauris (414-412 BCE)
  • Helen (412 BCE)
  • The Phoenician Women (The Phoinissae) (411-409 BCE)
  • Iphigenia At Aulis (Iphigenia ad Aulis) (410 BCE)
  • Orestes (408 BCE)
  • The Cyclops (c. 408 BCE)
  • The Bacchae (405 BCE, posthumous)
  • Rhesus (unknown)
• Euphorion (5th century BCE); possibly the author of Prometheus Bound, which is often attributed to his father Aeschylus
• "Phaesus" (411-321 BCE)

Ancient Greek Authors and Playwrights

List of ancient Greek playwrights:

Tragedies / Comedies

Of the playwrights who wrote for the theatre of ancient Greece, not all of them are known today. 

Most of what we know about Greek tragedy is taken from the plays of the three major playwrights of the time. All of the major Greek tragedies that are studied in high schools and colleges worldwide were written by either Sophocles, Aeschylus, or Euripides. While the works of these men is great, it should be noted that theirs are the only surviving plays from this century. Many playwrights made contributions during this era, but only the works of Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripides remain. This is most likely due to their popularity during their time and beyond. Thus, we can safely assume that their masterpieces were treasured not only by us, but also by their contemporaries.

This study guide will focus heavily on the plays of these great dramatists. As with any playwright, a good way to understand the writer is to study his or her work. I encourage you to rea

d any of these great plays as the plays themselves give the best understanding of the Greek tragedy.