List of ancient Greek playwrights

Tragedies

Choerilus (~524 BCE)

Aeschylus (c. 525–456 BCE):

The Persians (472 BCE)

Seven Against Thebes (467 BCE)

The Suppliants (463 BCE)

The Oresteia (458 BCE, a trilogy comprising Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.)

Prometheus Bound (authorship and date of performance is still in dispute)

Phrynichus (~511 BCE):

The Fall of Miletus (c. 511 BCE)

Phoenissae (c. 476 BCE)

Danaides

Actaeon

Alcestis

Tantalus

Achaeus of Eretria (484-c. 405 BCE)

Adrastus

Linus

Cycnus

Eumenides

Philoctetes

Pirithous

Theseus

Œdipus

Achaeus of Syracuse (c. 356 BCE)

Agathon (c. 448–400 BCE)

Aphareus (4th century BCE)

Asklepios**

Akhilleus**

Tantalos**

Sophocles (c. 495-406 BCE):

Theban plays, or Oedipus cycle:

Antigone (c. 442 BCE)

Oedipus Rex (c. 429 BCE)

Oedipus at Colonus (401 BCE, posthumous)

Ajax (unknown, presumed earlier in career)

The Trachiniae (unknown)

Electra (unknown, presumed later in career)

Philoctetes (409 BCE)

Euripides (c. 480–406 BCE):

Alcestis (438 BCE)

Medea (431 BCE)

The Heracleidae (Herakles Children) (c. 429 BCE)

Hippolytus (428 BCE)

Electra (c. 420 BCE)

Sisyphos (415 BCE)

Andromache (428-24 BCE)

The Suppliants (422 BCE)

Hecuba (424 BCE)

Herakles (421-416 BCE)

The Trojan Women (Troades) (415 BCE)

Ion (414-412 BCE)

Iphigenia in Tauris (414-412 BCE)

Helen (412 BCE)

The Phoenician Women (The Phoinissae) (411-409 BCE)

Iphigenia At Aulis (Iphigenia ad Aulis) (410 BCE)

Orestes (408 BCE)

The Cyclops (c. 408 BCE)

The Bacchae (405 BCE, posthumous)

Rhesus (unknown)

Euphorion (5th century BCE); possibly the author of Prometheus Bound, which is often attributed to his father Aeschylus

"Phaesus" (411-321 BCE)

Comedies

Susarion of Megara (~580 BCE)

Epicharmus of Kos (~540-450 BCE)

Phormis, late 6th century

Dinolochus, 487 BCE

Euetes 485 BCE

Euxenides 485 BCE

Mylus 485 BCE

Chionides 487 BCE

Magnes 472 BCE

Cratinus (~520-420 BCE)

Crates c. 450 BCE

Ecphantides

Pisander

Epilycus

Callias Schoenion

Hermippus 435 BCE

Myrtilus

Lysimachus

Hegemon of Thasos, 413 BCE

Sophron

Phrynichus

Lycis, before 405 BCE

Lucrideus (c. 206 BCE)

Leucon

Lysippus

Eupolis (~446-411 BCE)

Aristophanes (c. 446-388 BCE), a leading source for Greek Old Comedy

The Acharnians (425 BCE)

The Knights (424 BCE)

The Clouds (423 BCE)

The Wasps (422 BCE)

Peace (421 BCE)

The Birds (414 BCE)

Lysistrata (411 BCE)

Thesmophoriazusae (c. 411 BCE)

The Frogs (405 BCE)

Assemblywomen (c. 392 BCE)

Plutus (388 BCE)

Pherecrates 420 BCE

Diocles of Phlius

Sannyrion

Philyllius, 394 BCE

Hipparchus

Archippus

Polyzelus

Philonides

Eunicus 5th century BCE

Telecleides 5th century BCE

Euphonius 458 BCE

Phrynichus (~429 BCE)

Cantharus 422 BCE

Ameipsias (c. 420 BCE)

Strattis (~412-390 BCE)

Cephisodorus 402 BCE

Plato (comic poet) late 5th century BCE

Theopompus c. 410 - c.380 BCE

Nicophon 5th century BCE

Nicochares (d.~345 BCE)

Eubulus early 4th century BCE

Araros, son of Aristophanes 388, 375

Antiphanes (~408-334 BCE)

Anaxandrides 4th century BCE

Calliades 4th century BCE

Nicostratus

Phillipus

Philetarus c. 390-c. 320 BCE

Anaxilas 343 BCE

Ophelion

Callicrates

Heraclides, 348 BCE

Alexis (~375 - 275 BCE)

Amphis mid-4th century BCE

Axionicus

Cratinus Junior

Eriphus

Epicrates of Ambracia 4th century BCE

Stephanus, 332 BCE

Strato

Aristophon

Euphron

Sotades

Augeas

Epippus

Heniochus

Epigenes

Mnesimachus

Timotheus

Sophilus

Antidotus

Naucrates

Xenarchus

Dromo

Crobylus

Philippides

Philemon of Soli or Syracuse (~362–262 BCE)

Menander (c. 342-291 BCE), a leading source for Greek New Comedy

Dyskolos (317 BCE)

Apollodorus of Carystus (~300-260 BCE)

Diphilus of Sinope (~340-290 BCE)

Dionysius

Timocles 324 BCE

Theophilus

Sosippus

Anaxippus, 303 BCE

Demetrius, 299 BCE

Archedicus, 302 BCE

Sopater, 282 BCE

Damoxenus c. 370 BC - 270 BCE

Hegesippus, or Crobylus

Theognetus

Bathon

Diodorus

Machon of Corinth/Alexandria 3rd century BCE

Poseidippus of Cassandreia (~316–250 BCE)

Epinicus (~217 BCE)

Laines or Laenes 185 BCE

Philemon 183 BCE

Chairion or Chaerion 154 BCE