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Greco-Persian Wars
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The Greco-Persian Wars, also called the Persian Wars, were a series of armed conflicts involving various Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire from 499 BC to 449 BC. The precipitating collision
Combat between a Persian soldier (left) and a Greek hoplite (right) depicted on a kylix displayed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens
Combat between a Persian soldier (left) and a Greek hoplite (right) depicted on a kylix displayed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens
Herodotus, the main historical source for this conflict
Herodotus, the main historical source for this conflict
Thucydides continued Herodotus's narrative
Thucydides continued Herodotus's narrative
Persian and Median Immortals in ceremonial dress, bas-relief in Persepolis
Persian and Median Immortals in ceremonial dress, bas-relief in Persepolis
Battle of Thermopylae
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The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 BC at Thermopylae between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. Lasting over the c
Greco-Persian Wars
…the second Persian invasion of Greece with one of the largest armies ever assembled in the ancient world. His victory over the Greek alliance in the Battle of Thermopylae allowed the Persian army to raze an evacuated Athens and occupy most of the Greek mainland. Subsequently seeking to destroy the combined Greek fleet…
Battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas at Thermopylae Jacques-Louis David, 1814
Leonidas at Thermopylae Jacques-Louis David, 1814
The Spartans throw Persian envoys into a well
The Spartans throw Persian envoys into a well
Soldiers of the Achaemenid army of Xerxes at the time of the Battle of Thermopylae. Tomb of Xerxes, circa 480 BC, Naqsh-e Rustam. Top rank: Persian, M
Soldiers of the Achaemenid army of Xerxes at the time of the Battle of Thermopylae. Tomb of Xerxes, circa 480 BC, Naqsh-e Rustam. Top rank: Persian, Median, Elamite, Parthian, Arian, Bactrian, Sogdian, Chorasmian, Zarangian, Sattagydian, Gandharan, Hindush (Indians), Scythian. Bottom rank: Scythian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Arabian, Egyptian, Armenian, Cappadocian, Lydian, Ionian, Scythian, Thracian, Macedonian, Libyan, Ethiopian.