Aeschylus
Greek · c. 525–456 BC
Dramatist and "father of tragedy" who introduced the second actor to the stage, transforming ritual into drama. His Oresteia is the only complete ancient Greek tragic trilogy to survive.
Wikipedia ↗“I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.”
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The Suppliants ↗ (-463)
“He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.”
Ελληνικά
Agamemnon (Oresteia) ↗ (-458)
“In war, truth is the first casualty.”
Ελληνικά
Widely attributed to Aeschylus but the exact source is debated. Similar sentiments appear in various ancient texts.