The Empire That Wept: Salamis from the Losing Side

The whole tragedy in one sitting — Aeschylus, who fought the Persians himself, staged their catastrophe from inside the palace of Susa: the elders waiting for news, Queen Atossa's dream of two yoked sisters, the messenger's account of the fleet destroyed at Salamis, the ghost of Darius pronouncing judgment on his son's pride, and Xerxes returning home in rags.