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  • The Greco-Persian Wars

  • A Captivating Guide to the Conflicts Between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek City-States, Including the Battle of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea, and More
  • By: Captivating History
  • Narrated by: Richard L. Walton
  • Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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The Greco-Persian Wars

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Narrated by: Richard L. Walton
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Greco-Persian Wars, then pay attention....

The Greco-Persian Wars are often portrayed as a battle between good and evil. This is simultaneously an exaggeration and an oversimplification, but there is no doubt that this war, or series of wars, fought between some of the most powerful civilizations of the ancient era helped to plot the course of human history that we have been following up until this very day. 

In The Greco-Persian Wars: A Captivating Guide to the Conflicts Between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek City-States, Including the Battle of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea, and More, you will discover topics such as:
 

  • On the Eve of War
  • The Ionian Revolt
  • Darius I Marches on Greece: The Battle of Marathon
  • The Interwar Years: Greece and Persia Prepare to Meet Again
  • The Invasion of Xerxes Part 1: The Battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium
  • The Invasion of Xerxes Part 2: The Battles of Salamis and Plataea
  • The Delian League Wars
  • The Aftermath of the War
  • The Greek Military
  • The Persian Military
  • And Much, Much More!

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I recommend it somewhat.

Indeed a great history of how was the Conflicts Between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek City-States.
Made me proud of my Western heritage.

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