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
And When the Sky Was Opened episode is loosely based on the short story "Disappearing Act" by Richard Matheson. The story was first published in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction" (March 1953). Rod Taylor and director Douglas Heyes later worked together on the TV series "Bearcats!". And When the Sky Was Opened "And When the Sky Was Opened" is episode eleven of the American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone". It originally aired on December 11, 1959. It is an adaptation of the Richard Matheson short story "Disappearing Act". United States Air Force Colonel Clegg Forbes arrives at a military hospital to visit his