Christos Loulis as King Xerxes in The Persians. Greek actress Lydia Koniordou directs and stars in The Persians. You could say that The Persians, which was written in 472 BC, was the first docudrama.

Amyntas of Macedonia, the first recorded Macedonian king, is linked to the assassination of Persian envoys in a tale of intrigue.

The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...

In September of the year 490, the Persian forces landed at the sandy harbour of Marathon with an invasion force of 600 ships, 20,000 or more foot soldiers, and 800 cavalry. Also with them was the ...

With his plan under threat, Themistocles was forced to take the initiative. By night he sent a messenger to the Persian king, Xerxes, informing him that the Greeks intended to flee. Unless he acted ...

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Aeschylus' tragedy The Persians is the first play based not on myth, but on a historical fact: the defeat of the Persian army at the Battle of... A Greek View of War's Tragedy: 'The Persians' You ...