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The Persians

by Aeschylus

Reading #14 ("Anabasis 3", 2025)


Abstract

The Queen Mother Attosa in Susa, alongside the rest of the court, awaits news of her son, King Xerxes, from the Battle of Salamis.

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authors Aeschylus
literary form Ancient Greek tragedy, drama, play
genres tragedy
subjects Persian War, hubris
period 5th c. BCE, Classical Greece
language Ancient Greek, Attic Greek
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