[DOC] [TLE] The Persians - Aeschylus - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature [PAR] The Persians (Gr: Persai; Lat: Persae) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek ... 
First produced in 472 BCE, it is considered the oldest surviving play in the history 
of theatre, ... the ghost of her dead husband (and Xerxes' father), Darius the Great
. [DOC] [TLE] Aeschylus - Wikipedia [PAR] Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian. His plays, alongside those of 
Sophocles and Euripides, are the only works of Classical Greek literature to have 
survived. He is often described as the father of tragedy: critics' and scholars' ... 
This work, The Persians, is the only surviving classical Greek tragedy concerned 
with... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about ANCIENT PERSIA - StudyStack [PAR] THE GHOST OF THIS GREAT RULER, XERXES'S FATHER, APPEARS IN 
AESCHYLUS'S PLAY "THE PERSIANS", DARIUS THE GREAT. SON OF DARIUS
... [DOC] [TLE] The Persians - Theater - Review - The New York Times [PAR] Sep 18, 2006 ... Theater Reviews | Theater Review | 'The Persians' ... his countrymen into a 
disastrous war on foreign soil in The Persians, a play Aeschylus ... visit from the 
ghost of Darius, the father of the ill-starred Persian leader, Xerxes. ... rehearsing 
the names of the great Persian leaders who have sailed for Greece. [DOC] [TLE] On Aeschylus - Shakespeare Theatre Company [PAR] Aeschylus, plays were performed by a single actor and a chorus. ... His play, The 
Persians, was written ... ghost scene in theatre. ... Roman portrait bust of 
Aeschylus, the Father of Tragedy, who lived 525 ... previously performed 
tragedies would appear in the .... Great to await news of King Xerxes' expedition 
... single ruler. [DOC] [TLE] Find in a library : Aeschylus I : The Persians, The Seven Against ... [PAR] All three were on mythological subjects, and it appears they had little in common. 
... We do not know whether Aeschylus rewrote the play for this performance or ... 
now conjures up the dead spirit of King Darius, Xerxes' father, from his tomb. .... 
Nile: Egyptian-born Sousiscanes, Pegastagon, great Arsames ruler of sacred... [DOC] [TLE] Aeschylus - The Persians - Ancient Greek Battles [PAR] The play from Aeschylus was called 'The Persians' and appeared in a contest at 
the ... the mother of Xerxes - A messenger - Darius; as a ghost, who is the father 
of ... as handing out medals in saying that they were the best warriors on the day. [DOC] [TLE] The Persians: Performing Aeschylus' Tragedy Today | KCET [PAR] Sep 18, 2014 ... Gian-Murray Gianino as Xerxes (center) in "Persians" by Aeschylus at ... the play 
recounts the Persians' defeat by the Greeks in 480 B.C. in the ... father's defeat, 
instead brings ruin to the Persians, with Aeschylus ... The play is set in Persia, 
near modern-day Iran, at the palace of the kingdom's ruler Xerxes,... [DOC] [TLE] Imperial Identity and the Persian King in Aeschylus' Persians ... [PAR] If only the Persians has spawned the likes of Aeschylus and Herodotus, our 
perceptions ... in imperial rule) onto the figure of Xerxes within the play, the 
Athenians could ... It is a feel good moment for the blossoming Athenian empire 
to present the ... Darius as he appears on stage as perfect king-and-father, 
master-and-god. [DOC] [TLE] The Persians, by Aeschylus, translated by Gilbert Murray [PAR] Mar 19, 2011 ... The Persians is often described as a historical play, and consequently as ... At the 
Great Dionysia a tragedy on the subject by the poet Phrynichus .... Darius, Father 
of Xerxes. ..... Ye holy Rulers of the Night,[Pg 49 628-651] Hermes and Earth, and 
King ... [The Ghost of Darius rises slowly from out his Tomb. [DOC] [TLE] World's oldest play, 'Persians,' has message for today | 89.3 KPCC [PAR] Sep 5, 2014 ... A bust of the Playwright Aeschylus, at the North Carolina Museum of

Question: The ghost of this great ruler, Xerxes's father, appears in Aeschylus's play "The Persians"
Answer: Darius The Great