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The Capture of Miletus

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  • In Phrynichus

    …494, Phrynichus produced the tragedy The Capture of Miletus, which so harrowed Athenian feelings that he was fined. In 476, with the financial backing of the important Athenian democratic politician Themistocles, he won first prize in the Great Dionysia competition with Phoenissae (“Phoenician Women”), a play about the Greek victory…

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