It is the year 480 BC and the massive army and navy of the Great King of Persiam, Xerxes, is on the move. The Great King himself is personally leading the campaign and eager to witness his armed forces' triumph as they advance through northern and central Greece. Two battles, fought on land and sea, will test the resolve of a fragile but determined anti-Persian Greek alliance hastily formed to check the Great King's advance. Despite deep rivalries and a history of conflict among themse...
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The Greco-Persian Wars - PART VI: Aftermath of the Battle of Salamis an the Road to Plataea
The Greco-Persian Wars - PART V: The Sack of Athens and the Battle of Salamis
The Greco-Persian Wars - PART III: Eve of the Great Invasion (490-480 BC)
The Greco-Persian Wars - PART II: The Aegean Campaigns and the Battle of Marathon (492-490 BC)
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