Undermain Theatre goes old school with its current production of the Aeschylus’ tragedy. The earliest known play in existence first produced in 472 BC, Ellen McLaughlin’s adaptation of The ...

According to Greek mythology, Perseus was the ancestor of the Persians through descendants who went by the names Perses and ...

Undermain Theatre is presenting the final production of its 40th Season: The Persians by Aeschylus adapted by Ellen McLaughlin.This classic production runs May 2 through May 26, 2024.

If Alexander were defeated by the Persians at the Battle of Gaugamela, which took place in northern Iraq in 331 B.C., then ...

Its focus is the Battle of Salamis, won by the Greeks against an overwhelming Persian force in 480 B.C., eight years before the plays premiere in 472 B.C. and also a battle in which Aeschylus ...

In the first known interaction between the two nations, the ancient Persians freed the Jews from captivity in Babylon.

Undermain Theatre Announces Its 40th Season . Undermain will present the oldest known, extant, complete drama, The Persians by Aeschylus in a vivid and searing adaptation by playwright and actress ...

Written in 472 B.C. by Aeschylus, The Persians is a tragedy dramatizing the downfall of the Persian Empire after its invasion of Greece and defeat in the Battle of Salamis.

Alexander the Great built an empire that stretched from the Balkans to India in just 13 years, when he was king of Macedonia. His conquest started in Persia, where he battled King Darius III's ...

If Alexander were defeated by the Persians at the Battle of Gaugamela, which took place in northern Iraq in 331 B.C., then history would still be dramatically, but not completely, altered, Holt noted.