The Oresteia (Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστεια) is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Erinyes.

When did Aeschylus write the Eumenides?

Aeschylus, the first of the great Athenian tragedians, wrote Choephori and Eumenides for performance at the City Dionysia in 458 BC, a festival in honour of the god Dionysus. They are the second and third plays of his trilogy Oresteia (“Story of Orestes”): the first play of the trilogy was Agamemnon.

When was the Libation Bearers written?

The play Libation Bearers was written by one of the greatest of all Greek tragedians Aeschylus (c. 525-455 BCE). Winning first prize at the Dionysia competition in 458 BCE, Libation Bearers was the second play in the trilogy The Oresteia; the remaining two tragedies were Agamemnon and Eumenides.