AGE Readings 24<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe oldest complete work to survive in Classical Attic Greek is also the oldest surviving complete script of a play in the world. Persians <\/i>by Aeschylus was originally performed in 472 BCE. This tragedy dramatizes what it was like for Persian royalty to receive news of their defeats by the Greeks. This reading comes from a gripping report by a Persian messenger, who narrates the Battle of Salamis in 479 BCE, the decisive naval victory for the Greeks. Although written as if told by a Persian, Aeschylus himself had fought at this battle, so it seems that this is a rare first-hand account of one of the turning points in world history. The scene begins at dawn:<\/p>\n
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\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bd\u1f7a\u03be \u1f10\u03c7\u03ce\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9, \u03ba\u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u03ac\u03bb\u2019 \u1f19\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03c6\u03b1\u1fd6\u03bf\u03bd \u1f14\u03ba\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u03b1\u03bc\u1fc6\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u00b7<\/p>\n
\u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u03af \u03b3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc\u03c0\u03c9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c7\u03b5 \u03b3\u03b1\u1fd6\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u1f50\u03c6\u03b5\u03b3\u03b3\u1f74\u03c2 \u1f30\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd, \u03c0\u03c1\u1ff6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/p>\n
\u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u1f20\u03c7\u1fc7\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f19\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1<\/p>\n
\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03c0\u03b7\u03b4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b5\u1f50\u03c6\u03ae\u03bc\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd, \u1f44\u03c1\u03b8\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u2019 \u1f05\u03bc\u03b1<\/p>\n
\u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03be\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03ce\u03c4\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2<\/p>\n
\u1f20\u03c7\u03ce, \u03c6\u03cc\u03b2\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b9 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1fc6\u03bd<\/p>\n
\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u00b7 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u1fc7<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u1fb6\u03bd\u2019 \u1f10\u03c6\u03cd\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03b5\u03bc\u03bd\u1f78\u03bd \u1f1d\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5,<\/p>\n
\u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u2019 \u1f10\u03c2 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c7\u03b7\u03bd \u1f41\u03c1\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f50\u03c8\u03cd\u03c7\u1ff3 \u03b8\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n
\u03c3\u03ac\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03b3\u03be \u03b4\u2019 \u1f00\u03c5\u03c4\u1fc7 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u2019 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd\u2019 \u1f10\u03c0\u03ad\u03c6\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u00b7<\/p>\n
\u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03ba\u03ce\u03c0\u03b7\u03c2 \u1fe5\u03bf\u03b8\u03b9\u03ac\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03be\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03bc\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u1fc7<\/p>\n
\u1f14\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f05\u03bb\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03b2\u03c1\u03cd\u03c7\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba \u03ba\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03cd\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n
\u03b8\u03bf\u1ff6\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f26\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f30\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd\u00b7<\/p>\n
\u03c4\u1f78 \u03b4\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u1f78\u03bd \u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u1ff6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u1f50\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03c4\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2<\/p>\n
\u1f21\u03b3\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u1ff3, \u03b4\u03b5\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u2019 \u1f41 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2<\/p>\n
\u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u03be\u03b5\u03c7\u03ce\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1fc6\u03bd \u1f41\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03bb\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1f74\u03bd \u03b2\u03bf\u03ae\u03bd\u00b7 \u1f6e \u03c0\u03b1\u1fd6\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f19\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd, \u1f34\u03c4\u03b5<\/p>\n
\u1f10\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b4\u2019, \u1f10\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u1f72<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03b1\u1fd6\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u1fd6\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u1ff4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f15\u03b4\u03b7<\/p>\n
\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b3\u03cc\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u00b7 \u03bd\u1fe6\u03bd, \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, \u1f00\u03b3\u03ce\u03bd.<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f74\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u2019 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03c3\u03af\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bb\u03ce\u03c3\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u1fe5\u03cc\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2<\/p>\n
\u1f51\u03c0\u03b7\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03b6\u03b5, \u03ba\u03bf\u1f50\u03ba\u03ad\u03c4\u2019 \u1f26\u03bd \u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u1f00\u03ba\u03bc\u03ae.<\/p>\n
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Aeschylus Persians <\/i>384-407<\/p>\n
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\u1f00\u03ba\u03bc\u03ae -\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f21 peak, point, climax<\/p>\n
\u1f05\u03bb\u03bc\u03b7 \u2013\u03b7\u03c2 \u1f21 seawater<\/p>\n
\u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 shout back<\/p>\n
\u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c6\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9 stagger away from (+ gen<\/i>.)<\/p>\n
\u1f00\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae -\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f21 shout, battle cry<\/p>\n
\u03b2\u03bf\u03ae -\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f21 shout, cry<\/p>\n
\u03b2\u03c1\u03cd\u03c7\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03b1 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd bellowing<\/p>\n
\u03b3\u03b1\u1fd6\u03b1 \u2013\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f21 earth<\/p>\n
\u03b4\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u03cc\u03c2 \u2013\u03ac \u2013\u03cc\u03bd right<\/p>\n
\u1f15\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc seat, foundation<\/p>\n
\u1f14\u03ba\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u1f41 launch, a sailing out<\/p>\n
\u1f10\u03ba\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae\u03c2 \u2013\u03ad\u03c2 visible<\/p>\n
\u1f10\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c9 free<\/p>\n
\u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u03ba\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 advance next<\/p>\n
\u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03c6\u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03c9 inflame<\/p>\n
\u03b5\u1f50\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd well-ordered, orderly<\/p>\n
\u03b5\u1f50\u03c6\u03b5\u03b3\u03b3\u03ae\u03c2 \u2013\u03ad\u03c2 very bright<\/p>\n
\u03b5\u1f50\u03c6\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03c9 make a righteous sound<\/p>\n
\u03b5\u1f50\u03c8\u1fe6\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd spirited<\/p>\n
\u1f10\u03c6\u03c5\u03bc\u03bd\u03ad\u03c9 sing a hymn<\/p>\n
\u1f21\u03b3\u03ad\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 lead<\/p>\n
\u1f20\u03c7\u03ce \u2013\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u1f21 echo<\/p>\n
\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b7 \u2013\u03b7\u03c2 \u1f20 case, tomb<\/p>\n
\u03b8\u03bf\u03cc\u03c2 \u2013\u03ac \u2013\u03cc\u03bd quick<\/p>\n
\u03b8\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f40 boldness<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f74\u03bd this phrase introduces a new topic in conversation <\/i><\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1-\u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 hold down, spread around<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 noise<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1 \u2013\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc call<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u2013\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc horn, wing<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03bb\u03cd\u03c9 hear<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03bf\u1f50\u03ba\u03ad\u03c4\u2019= \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba\u03ad\u03c4\u03b9<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03c6\u03b1\u1fd6\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03b1 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd hidden<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03ce\u03c0\u03b7 \u2013\u03b7\u03c2 \u1f21 handle (of an oar)<\/p>\n
\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc\u03c0\u03c9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd white-horsed<\/p>\n
\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03c0\u03b7\u03b4\u03cc\u03bd like a song<\/p>\n
\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u2013\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f21 islander<\/p>\n
\u03be\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03bc\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae -\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f21 simutaneous throwing in<\/p>\n
\u1f41\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6 in the same place<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd -\u1fb6\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f41 paean, a victory song to a god<\/p>\n
\u1f44\u03c1\u03b8\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03b1 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd straight up<\/p>\n
\u1f41\u03c1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c9 hurry<\/p>\n
\u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u03b1\u03bc\u1fc7 nowhere, no way<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03c9 strike<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1 As the accent indicates, this preposition takes a preceding object. <\/i><\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u1ff7\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03b1 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd father\u2019s, hereditary<\/p>\n
\u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u2013\u03c3\u03af\u03c2 \u2013\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd Persian<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 ancestor<\/p>\n
\u1fe5\u03cc\u03b8\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03b9\u03ac\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd rushing sound<\/p>\n
\u1fe5\u03cc\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 a rushing sound<\/p>\n
\u03c3\u03ac\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03b3\u03be \u2013\u03b9\u03b3\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f21 trumpet<\/p>\n
\u03c3\u03b5\u03bc\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2 \u2013\u03ae \u2013\u03cc\u03bd sacred<\/p>\n
\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 expedition, army<\/p>\n
\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f41 army<\/p>\n
\u1f51\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 encounter<\/p>\n
\u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u1fc7 in hasty retreat<\/p>\n
\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 move<\/p>\n
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