Discussing The Oresteia – Part III: Eumenides – By Aeschylus With Evan

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Discussing The Oresteia – Part III: Eumenides – By Aeschylus With Evan
Mar 30, 2026 Season 4 Episode 9
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In this episode of Canonball, Evan and I discuss the play "Eumenides," which is the third part of Aeschylus' only extant trilogy "Oresteia," which premiered in 458 BC.

The cover art for this episode is from a painting titled Pallas Athena that Rembrandt completed in 1657.
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