What the Greco-Persian War means for the modern world.

What the Greco-Persian War means for the modern world.

The war continues and is concluded in the Peace of Callias, aka the Peace of Kimon.

The war continues and is concluded in the Peace of Callias, aka the Peace of Kimon.

The facts of the famous battle of Thermopylae.

The facts of the famous battle of Thermopylae.

Leonidas and his 300 Spartans vs. Xerxes and his 250,000 Persians- the battle is joined at Thermopylae.

Leonidas and his 300 Spartans vs. Xerxes and his 250,000 Persians- the battle is joined at Thermopylae.

Myths of the Battle of Marathon are examined.

Myths of the Battle of Marathon are examined.

The famous battle is examined.

The famous battle is examined.

Sparta and Greece; the origins of the war; the Persian invasion of Greece at Marathon and the battle

Sparta and Greece; the origins of the war; the Persian invasion of Greece at Marathon and the battle

A look at Athens and the First Democracy at the start of the Greco-Persian war.

A look at Athens and the First Democracy at the start of the Greco-Persian war.