List of ancient Greek playwrights
Introduction *Thespis (c. 6th century BC):*Aeschylus (c. 525–456 BC):**''The Persians'' (472 BC)**''Seven Against Thebes'' (467 BC)**''The Suppliants'' (463 BC)**''The Oresteia'' (458 BC, a trilogy comprising ''Agamemnon'', ''The Libation Bearers'' and ''The Eumenides''. )**''Prometheus Bound'' (authorship and date of performance is still in dispute)*Phrynichus (~511 BC):**''The Fall of Miletus'' (c. 511 BC)**''Phoenissae'' (c. 476 BC)**''Danaides''**''Actaeon''**''Alcestis''**''Tantalus''*Achaeus of Eretria (484-c. 405 BC)**''Adrastus''**''Linus''**''Cycnus''**''Eumenides''**''Philoctetes''**''Pirithous''**''Theseus''**''Œdipus''*Achaeus of Syracuse (c. 356 BC)*Agathon (c. 448–400 BC)**''Aerope''**''Alcmeon''**''Anthos'' or ''Antheus'' ("The Flower")**''Mysoi'' ("Mysians")**''Telephos'' ("Telephus")**''Thyestes''*Aphareus (4th century BC)**''Asklepios**''**''Akhilleus**''**''Tantalos**''*Sophocles (c. 495-406 BC):**''Theban plays'', or ''Oedipus cycle'':***''Antigone'' (c. 442 BC)***''Oedipus Rex'' (c. 429 BC)***''Oedipus at Colonus'' (401 BC, posthumous)**''Ajax'' (unknown, presumed earlier in career)**''The Trachiniae'' (unknown)**''Electra'' (unknown, presumed later in career)**''Philoctetes'' (409 BC)*Euripides (c. 480–406 BC):**''Alcestis'' (438 BC)**''Medea'' (431 BC)**''The Heracleidae (Herakles Children)'' (c. 429 BC)**''Hippolytus'' (428 BC)**''Electra'' (c. 420 BC)**''Sisyphos'' (415 BC)**''Andromache'' (428-24 BC)**''The Suppliants'' (422 BC)**''Hecuba'' (424 BC)**''Herakles'' (421-416 BC)**''The Trojan Women'' (Troades)'' (415 BC)''**''Ion'' (414-412 BC)**''Iphigenia in Tauris'' (414-412 BC)**''Helen'' (412 BC)**''The Phoenician Women (The Phoinissae)'' (411-409 BC)**''Iphigenia At Aulis (Iphigenia ad Aulis)'' (410 BC)**''Orestes'' (408 BC)**''The Cyclops'' (c. 408 BC)**''The Bacchae'' (405 BC, posthumous)**''Rhesus'' (unknown)* Euphorion (5th century BC); possibly the author of ''Prometheus Bound'', which is often attributed to his father Aeschylus* Phaesus (411-321 BC)* Philocles (c.5th century BC)
Comedies * Susarion of Megara (~580 BC)* Epicharmus of Kos (~540-450 BC)* Phormis, late 6th century BC* Dinolochus, 487 BC* Euetes 485 BC* Euxenides 485 BC* Mylus 485 BC* Chionides 487 BC* Magnes 472 BC* Cratinus (~520-420 BC)* Crates c. 450 BC* Ecphantides* Pisander* Epilycus* Callias Schoenion* Hermippus 435 BC* Myrtilus* Lysimachus* Hegemon of Thasos, 413 BC* Sophron* Phrynichus* Lycis, before 405 BC*Lucrideus (c. 206 BC)* Leucon* Lysippus* Eupolis (~446-411 BC)* Aristophanes (c. 446-388 BC), a leading source for Greek Old Comedy**''The Acharnians'' (425 BC)**''The Knights'' (424 BC)**''The Clouds'' (423 BC)**''The Wasps'' (422 BC)**''Peace'' (421 BC)**''The Birds'' (414 BC)**''Lysistrata'' (411 BC)**''Thesmophoriazusae'' (c. 411 BC)**''The Frogs'' (405 BC)**''Assemblywomen'' (c. 392 BC)**''Plutus'' (388 BC)* Pherecrates 420 BC* Diocles of Phlius* Sannyrion* Philyllius, 394 BC* Hipparchus* Archippus* Polyzelus* Philonides* Eunicus   5th century BC* Telecleides 5th century BC* Euphonius 458 BC* Phrynichus (~429 BC)*  Cantharus 422 BC* Ameipsias (c. 420 BC)* Strattis (~412-390 BC)* Cephisodorus 402 BC* Plato (comic poet) late 5th century BC* Theopompus  c. 410 - c.380 BC* Nicophon 5th century BC* Nicochares (d.~345 BC)* Eubulus early 4th century BC* Araros, son of Aristophanes 388, 375* Antiphanes (~408-334 BC)* Anaxandrides  4th century BC* Calliades 4th century BC* Nicostratus* Phillipus* Philetarus c. 390-c. 320 BC* Anaxilas 343 BC* Ophelion* Callicrates* Heraclides, 348 BC* Alexis  (~375 - 275 BC)* Amphis mid-4th century BC* Axionicus* Cratinus Junior* Eriphus* Epicrates of Ambracia 4th century BC* Stephanus, 332 BC* Strato* Aristophon* Euphron* Sotades of Athens* Augeas* Epippus* Heniochus* Epigenes* Mnesimachus* Timotheus* Sophilus* Antidotus* Naucrates* Xenarchus* Dromo* Crobylus* Philippides* Philemon of Soli or Syracuse (~362–262 BC)* Menander (c. 342-291 BC), a leading source for Greek New Comedy**''Dyskolos'' (317 BC)* Apollodorus of Carystus (~300-260 BC)* Diphilus of Sinope  (~340-290 BC)* Dionysius* Timocles 324 BC* Theophilus* Sosippus* Anaxippus, 303 BC* Demetrius, 299 BC* Archedicus, 302 BC* Sopater, 282 BC* Damoxenus c. 370 BC - 270 BC* Hegesippus, or Crobylus* Theognetus* Bathon* Diodorus* Machon of Corinth/Alexandria 3rd century BC* Poseidippus of Cassandreia (~316–250 BC)* Epinicus (~217 BC)* Laines or Laenes 185 BC* Philemon 183 BC* Chairion or Chaerion 154 BC