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What were Aeschylus's last works?

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The last three tragedies of Aeschylus compose the only extant ancient trilogy, called the Oresteia, a history of the House of Atreus , with which the poet won first prize in 458. The three plays are Agamemnon, The Cho‘phoroe (The Libation Bearers), and The Eumenides; in each play three actors are usedÑan innovation borrowed from Sophocles. Because of its scope, complexity, and the profundity of its themes (the significance of human suffering and the true meaning of justice), the Oresteia as a whole is considered by many to be the greatest Attic tragedy. Browning 's Agamemnon is a poetic translation of the first play, and Eugene O'Neill 's Mourning Becomes Electra is an American reworking of the trilogy. The translation by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore in The Complete Greek Tragedies is one of many English translations of his plays.

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