Greek Reporter2d
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 Reporter2d
When Persians Destroyed Athens: The Burning of Acropolis and the Rebuilding of a City
In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...
BBC2y
The ancient Greeks at war
Sparta and Athens fought a long war, called the Peloponnesian ... who came from an area around modern day Iran. The Persian kings tried to conquer Greece a few times but the Greeks managed to ...
PBS6y
Vase showing Hoplite Battle c.600 BC (Louvre, Paris)
Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from ... A highly successful 'war machine', the phalanx was used primarily against other Greeks who obeyed the ...
BBC4y
The ancient Greeks at war
Sparta and Athens fought a long war, called the Peloponnesian ... who came from an area around modern day Iran. The Persian kings tried to conquer Greece a few times but the Greeks managed to ...