The Persians
| The Persians | |
|---|---|
Drawing by George Romney: The Ghost of Darius Appearing to Atossa | |
| Written by | Aeschylus |
| Chorus | Persian Elders |
| Characters | Atossa Messenger Ghost of Darius Xerxes |
| Date premiered | 472 BC |
| Place premiered | Athens |
| Original language | Ancient Greek |
| Setting | Susa |
The Persians (Ancient Greek: Πέρσαι, Persai, Latinised as Persae) is an ancient Greek tragedy written during the Classical period of Ancient Greece by the Greek tragedian Aeschylus. It is the second and only surviving part of a now otherwise lost trilogy that won the first prize at the dramatic competitions in Athens' City Dionysia festival in 472 BC, with Pericles serving as choregos.