Home›Dramatic Genres›Defining Trait›Character FocusBrowse ByCharacter FocusFactsCharacter FocusSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested500 BCE 1Character FocusFilter Results1 entryGenre FamilyAllTragedy and History Plays (1)GroupAllTragedy and History Plays (1)Place of OriginAllUnited Kingdom (1)Show ResultsDomestic TragedyCharacter FocusSources1. Tragedy (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationTragedy, lead section, ancient Greek origin sentenceQuote, Tragedy, lead section, ancient Greek origin sentenceOriginating in the theatre of ancient Greece 2500 years ago, where only a fraction of the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides survive, as well as many fragments from other poets, and the later Roman tragedies of Seneca.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.