This book is a Russian translation of a dissertation by Bratt M. Rogers, professor at the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Puget Sound (USA). The author argues that ancient Greek education was not only a space of familiarity with knowledge, but also a space of physical violence and pedagogical tyranny. The specificity of the ancient Greek educational practices of the archaic and classical periods manifested itself in the term "didascalia" - the predecessor of the term "paideia." The non-standard approach to the study of Aeschylus' tragedies allowed the author to trace the evolution of ideas about education and outline the strategies by which the poet enlightened and instructed his audience. The authors of the translation into Russian were V.K. Pichugina and Y. A. Volkova, and the author of the comments was A. Yu. Mozhaisky. The translators and the author of the comments did everything possible to preserve the features of the author's style for the Russian reader and, where necessary, give explanations that do not aggravate the text. The book is addressed to a wide range of readers interested in the legacy of the "father of tragedy" Aeschylus, the history of ancient education and theater as a special form of this education.