Cynegeirus
- Video
- 2010
- 7m
Cynegeirus or Cynaegeirus was an ancient Greek hero of Athens and brother of the playwright Aeschylus. He was the son of Euphorion from Eleusis and member of the Eupatridae, the ancient nobi... Read allCynegeirus or Cynaegeirus was an ancient Greek hero of Athens and brother of the playwright Aeschylus. He was the son of Euphorion from Eleusis and member of the Eupatridae, the ancient nobility of Attica.In 490 B.C. Cynegeirus and his brother Aeschylus, fought to defend Athens a... Read allCynegeirus or Cynaegeirus was an ancient Greek hero of Athens and brother of the playwright Aeschylus. He was the son of Euphorion from Eleusis and member of the Eupatridae, the ancient nobility of Attica.In 490 B.C. Cynegeirus and his brother Aeschylus, fought to defend Athens against Darius's invading Persian army at the Battle of Marathon. Despite the numerical sup... Read all