The Spartans are known in modern culture as warriors and soldiers of exceptional renown who dedicated their entire lives to fighting and perfecting …
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Great Battles of the Persian Wars
How did the tiny Greek city States beat the odds and defeat Ancient Persia's massive empire?
In 480 BCE, the Second Persian invasion of Greece saw intense fighting, starting with the Battle of Thermopylae, which set the tone for dogged …
In 499 BCE, the Greek city-states of Ionia revolted against Darius I of the Achaemenid Empire. By 494 BCE, the Ionians had been defeated and their …
Sparta was an exception in the Greek world: the only polis (“city-state”) without defensive walls and a one-of-a-kind socio-political system. This …
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