Aeschylus was an important Greek author, who for many, was the father of Greek tragedy. Forerunner of Euripides and Sophocles. He was born in the city of Eleusis (Attica). He belonged to an influential family of landowners. As a young man, Aeschylus witnessed the development of Athenian democracy, so he participated in the medical wars, fighting against the Persians, in the wars of Salamis and Marathon.
Once he obtained his first triumph with his work "the works", Aeschylus had to move to Sicily as he was requested by the court of Hiero. Later, he returned some time later to settle permanently.
Aeschylus wrote almost ninety works, of which about seven are still complete, the “ orestiada ” work is one of them. Aeschylus was one of those who founded the genre of Greek tragedy, giving it shape, starting from the choral lyric, including a second actor on stage, which made the dialogues of the choir become independent, apart from other novelties regarding the theater technique and scenography is concerned.
Aeschylus showed through his work the important mythological periods lived in Greece throughout its history and through which he wanted to reflect human docility to a higher future, even beyond human will. Such a future represents a kind of eternal fatality, which dominates nature and against which all human action is useless.
The genre of tragedy meant an excellent summary of the cultural pressure that was lived in Greece, due to the classical religious ideas and the new democratic and rationalist tendencies.
