![]() ![]() The background to the play is that Atreus’ son, Agamemnon, king of Argos, has been away for ten years leading the Greek forces in the war against Troy, and is shortly due back to reclaim his own throne. Adapted from the much earlier Greek play “Agamemnon” by Aeschylus, it tells the story of the return of the Greek hero Agamemnon to his home in Argos after the Trojan War, and his death at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.ĭramatis Personae – Characters AGAMEMNON, king of ArgosĬASSANDRA, daughter of Priam, captive of Agamemnon “Agamemnon” is a tragedy by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger, written around 55 CE. Introduction | Synopsis | Analysis | Resources Introduction Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire (Catullus 8).Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus (Catullus 5). ![]() ![]() Passer, deliciae meae puellae (Catullus 2). ![]()
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