Dido Gkoglou

Xerxes, ruler of the vast Persian empire, plans to conquer Greece. He goes into battle in 480 BCE with a vastly superior force of ships and warriors. However, an act of military cunning robs him of victory. Almost three hundred thousand men from his army are killed. Eight years later, Aeschylus, who had fought on the side of the victorious Athenians, decides to present the events from the point of view of the defeated. In »The Persians« he has written not only the oldest surviving tragedy in world literature but a plea for humanity that is still acutely relevant – even after 2,500 years.