The Persians

The Persians
Drawing by George Romney: The Ghost of Darius Appearing to Atossa
Written byAeschylus
ChorusPersian Elders
CharactersAtossa
Messenger
Ghost of Darius
Xerxes
Date premiered472 BC
Place premieredAthens
Original languageAncient Greek
SettingSusa

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.