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The Oresteian trilogy : Agamemnon ; The Choephori ; The Eumenides / Aeschylus ; translated by Philip Vellacott

This ancient Greek trilogy depicts the cycle of murder and revenge following King Agamemnon's return from the Trojan War. It concludes with the transition from blood vengeance to a formalised system of civil justice.

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