List of ancient Greek playwrights


 * 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
 * Huzaifus
 * 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