PBS8 年
The Battle of Plataea
The defeat of the Persian navy at Salamis in 480 was by no means the end of the war, but it was the decisive battle that made ultimate victory likely, if not inevitable. The final land battle ...
Greek Reporter7 天
Greeks VS Persians: The Battle of Mycale That Shaped Ancient Greece
The Battle of Mycale was a pivotal moment in ancient Greek history, marking the end of the second Persian invasion of Greece.
Greek Reporter7 天
Six Glorious Ancient Greeks Who Had an Inglorious End
Ancient Greek history is full of men who left their own mark for their military genius, bravery, artistic greatness, and ...
La Brújula Verde1 个月
Pausanias, the Spartan King Who Defeated the Persians at Plataea and Died Entombed by His ...
He was no ordinary fugitive but none other than Pausanias, who had been regent of Laconia and the victor of the famous Battle of Plataea. Let us see how he came to such a dire situation. The ...
BBC4 年
What the Battle of Salamis teaches us about identity
Where am I from? Which team am I on?” Do listen - together with Marathon before and Plataea after, The Battle of Salamis preserved the origins of democracy and liberty The Persian Empire was the ...
来自MSN1 个月
Canadian loyalty, Canadian tragedy: Parallels of ancient Greek war
And here’s where the parallels with the Siege of Plataea are particularly salient. Plataea was at the time a pawn in a war of the ancient Greek superpowers, Athens and Sparta, and was besieged ...