Non solo Persiani. Memorie eschilee in Timoteo di Mileto

This article analyses Aeschylean reception in Timotheus of Miletus through three case studies, identifying scenic, intertextual and lexical influences. Beyond the traditional focus on Aeschylus’ Persians, this study explores broader links: a possible scenic debt in Semele (fr. 792 PMG) to Aeschylus’ Semele (frr. 221-4 TrGF), the creative reuse of Aeschylean imagery and a quote from Ch. 50 in Timotheus’ Persians (vv. 72-81), and an active meaning of διάτορος (vv. 140-9) supported by Eum. 566-9. By analysing these layers, the paper reveals a sophisticated engagement with the Aeschylean corpus that transcends simple modelling, highlighting Timotheus’ creative Aeschylean contaminations.