Gathering a small but determined band of followers, he marched out to give battle at the Persian ... the parallels between the battles of Thermopylae and the Persian Gates have been readily ...

The battle of Thermopylae began early in the morning ... With the Celtic invasion being seen as a replay of the Persian Wars, there was a rush to share in the glory. Each community that won ...

Ancient Greece witnessed numerous significant battles that played pivotal roles in shaping its history and Western ...

However, as soon as they heard of the march of the largest Greek army since the Trojan War ... Battle of Salamis. It was Athenian, Corinthian and Troezenian marines who made the attack on the ...

It took place simultaneously with the naval battle at Artemisium, in August or September 480 BC, at the narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae, or the Hot Gates. The Persian invasion was a delayed ...

Book 8 covers the Greek naval retreat after Thermopylae and the evacuation of Athens. Book 9 recounts such events as the Battle of Plataea, the Athenian blockade of Sestos and the Persian defeat in ...