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The Capture of Miletus
The Capture of Miletus was a tragedy by the Athenian dramatist Phrynichus about the Persian sack of Miletus in 494 BCE at the end of the Ionian Revolt. According to Herodotus the audience burst into tears, and the Athenians fined Phrynichus a thousand drachmas for reminding them of their kinsmen's suffering and banned any further performance. The play is lost.
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