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.