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King's Costume: Darius
would be costumed like most foreign characters regardless of ethnic origin.
The distinctive costume consisted of a Phrygian cap. A Persian king would
be dressed in embroidered ankle-length and long sleeved chiton. The tragic
chitons had tightly fitted long sleeves by the end of the 5th Cent. B.C.
A king of any type carried a tall scepter with a small eagle on top. Some
details of Darius' splended costume are described by Aeschylus in the text
of The Persians.
Xerxes:He
appears in rags. What "rags" meant to a Greek audience is hard
to tell.It was certainly a costume that did not suggest the dignity and
stature appropriate to royalty.
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Warrior/ Messenger Costume:The
Persian archer could be costumed with bow and arrow. He may have warn
the leggings and patterned dress of the Phrygian warrior. He certainly
would wear a Phrygian cap and boots.If a warrior wore a chiton it would
be knee-length.
Persian Elders' Costume:They
would wear the Phrygian cap and long chitons with tight-fitting sleeves.
They may have had staffs.
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Persian
Queen's Costume:Atossa
would have the long, ankle-length chiton similar to that of Darius. She
woould also wear the Phrygian cap and would look similar to Medea or Andromeda.
When she changed to mourning, she would wear black with no ornaments.
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The Persians (by another writer)
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