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The Bacchae

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An Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides, produced posthumously around 405 BCE, in which the god Dionysus punishes the city of Thebes and its king Pentheus for denying his divinity, driving the Theban women into ecstatic, destructive worship. It is long regarded as one of the most powerful surviving Greek tragedies.

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Stage play 1
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Genre
Theatre 1
Year Created
405 BCE 2
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Euripides, Artists
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1. Wikipedia: The Bacchae
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    The Bacchae (; Ancient Greek: Βάκχαι, Bakkhai; also known as The Bacchantes ) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon.
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    The Bacchae (; Ancient Greek: Βάκχαι, Bakkhai; also known as The Bacchantes ) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon. I
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  • In Form: Theatre
  • Created By: Euripides
  • In Group: Ancient Greek Tragedies, Lead
    The Bacchae (; Ancient Greek: Βάκχαι, Bakkhai; also known as The Bacchantes ) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon.
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