Histories

The Athenians acted very differently. The Athenians made clear their deep grief for the taking of Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus in many ways, but especially in this: when Phrynichus wrote a play entitled “The Fall of Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus” and produced it, the whole theater fell to weeping; they fined Phrynichus a thousand drachmas for bringing to mind a calamity that affected them so personally, and forbade the performance of that play forever.