TY - BOOK AU - Aeschylus AU - Zervos,I. TI - Πέρσαι AV - PA PY - 2012/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Tragedies (Drama) KW - Greece -- History -- Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C. -- Drama N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persians Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AD%CF%81%CF%83%CE%B5%CF%82_(%CE%91%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%87%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%85); Release date is 2012-04-09; Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Πέρσαι" by Aeschylus is a tragedy written in 472 BCE. It is the oldest surviving complete Greek tragedy and uniquely draws from recent historical events—the Battle of Salamis, which occurred just seven years before its performance. The play unfolds in the Persian capital of Susa, where anxious elders and the Queen Mother await news from the expedition led by King Xerxes. Through the Persian perspective, Aeschylus explores themes of hubris, the devastating consequences of unchecked ambition, and the dangers of despotic power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39409 ER -