Seven Against Thebes

The Quest of the Original Magnificent Seven

De: Stephen Dando-Collins

Narrado por: Gildart Jackson

In the thirteenth century BC, a quarter of a century before the Trojan War, seven Greek warrior heroes went against the Greek city of Thebes to restore one of their number to the throne of his father, the famous King Oedipus. Several children of those seven heroes would later take part in the siege of Troy.

This adventure was equal in the minds of Greeks and Romans with the siege of Troy as told in Homer’s epic The Iliad, an event which it predated by a generation. And while the story contains mythical elements, there are no factual, historical, or archaeological reasons to suggest that the military campaign did not take place much as described.

Initially sung in verse and later committed to written form via histories, ancient poems, and plays, Seven Against Thebes is a historical narrative concerning one of the greatest military adventures of all time.

©2023 Stephen Dando-Collins (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

Stephen Dando-Collins does it again...

A masterful retelling of the greatest conflict of Greeks against Greeks in the Archaic period. The author is well-versed in the source material and sheds light on even those improbable apsects of the tale by Aeschylus. Those interested in ancient drama and history will not be disappointed. It's also worth noting Gildart Jackson's wondrous addition to this production as narrator.