Bøker av Dr Thomas (University of St Andrews Harrison

Aeschylus' "Persions" is the first surviving Greek drama. This book provides aims to provide both a more satisfactory reading of the "Persians" and a richer picture of fifth-century history - the history both of events and ideology.

This essay is a critique of this new Achaemenid historiography, concentrating on the difficulties of using Greek sources for the writing of Persian history.