Aeschylus

Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian who lived circa 525 to 456 BC, often described as the father of tragedy, since academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work. According to Aristotle he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed conflict among them, where formerly characters had interacted only with the chorus. He wrote an estimated 70 to 90 plays, of which only seven survive complete, and he was likely the first dramatist to present plays as a trilogy, with his Oresteia the only extant ancient example. His epitaph commemorates his participation in the Greek victory at Marathon while making no mention of his success as a playwright. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/