The Second Greco-Persian War was a major contest between the might of Persia and the disparate Greek city-states which had come together to fight a …
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The Greco-Persian Wars: The Epic Battle for Greece
The Greco-Persian Wars were a critical time in ancient history in which Greek city-states attempted to stop the expansion of the superpower that was the Persian Empire.
The Spartans are known in modern culture as warriors and soldiers of exceptional renown who dedicated their entire lives to fighting and perfecting …
The Greco-Persian Wars were a critical time in ancient history in which Greek city-states attempted to stop the expansion of the superpower that was …
The situation for Greece was dire. Ten years before, they had beaten the odds and driven the Persians out of Greece at the Battle of Marathon. In 480 …
In 480 BCE, the enormous Persian army led by King Xerxes crossed the Hellespont and wound its way down into Greece. While the land forces clashed at …
The Battle of Marathon is one of history’s most notorious battles, fought between Persians and Greeks in 490 BCE during the Persian invasions of …
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 …
