Aeschylus after the death of Phrynichus, one of his chief rivals, Aeschylus was the yearly favorite in the Dionysia, winning first prize in nearly every competition. In 472 BC, Aeschylus staged the production that included the "Persians", with Pericles serving as "choregos". In 458 BC, he returned to Sicily for the last time, visiting the city of Gela where he died in 456 or 455 BC. Valerius Maximus wrote that he was killed outside the city by a tortoise dropped by an eagle (possibly a lammergeier or Cinereous vulture, which do feed on tortoises by dropping them on hard objects) which
Asterix and the Falling Sky an enormous size. As he departs, Toon erases all memory of his visit from the village and the Roman camp. Falling Sky was a commercial success, but a critical disappointment. Ian Rankin, writing for the Guardian, described this Asterix volume as appearing to 'jump the shark' and 'not a success' which possibly led to the 8 year hiatus during which author Uderzo handed over writing duties to a new team. St Mag called it a 'disappointment' with 'more dissatisfactions in the book than anything else'. Roy Boyd from Sling's and Arrows called it a 'confused and pointless tale'. Splinter describes