Stories of the Persian War

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English · 6h 19m · Antiquity

The Greco-Persian Wars, also called the Persian Wars, were a series of armed conflicts involving various Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire from 499 BC[i] to 449 BC. Persian king Cyrus the Great conquered the Greek-inhabited region of Ionia in 547 BC. The wars were continued by King Darius. - Summary by LynneT

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Of the Revolt of Miletus 17:02 Read by Nick Autorina
Of the Taking of Miletus 26:51 Read by Nick Autorina
Of the First War against Greece 12:55 Read by Christine Rottger
Of the Battle of Marathon 17:22 Read by Christine Rottger
Of the Sons of Alcmaeon and the End of the Miltiades 18:14 Read by Ron Altman
How Preparation was Made for the Second War against the Greeks 21:46 Read by Eli
Of the Setting Forth of Xerxes 12:20 Read by AlexBG
Of the March of Xerxes 22:01 Read by Ron Altman
How Xerxes Crossed Over into Europe, and of his Army 15:41 Read by Public Domain Scholar
Of the March of Xerxes 20:54 Read by Ron Altman
Of the Preparations of the Greeks 18:36 Read by Nick Autorina
Of the Army and the Ships of Xerxes, and of the First Fighting with the Greeks 8:26 Read by Nick Autorina
Of the Battle of Thermopylae 20:15 Read by Nick Autorina
Of the Battle of Thermopylae (Continued) 16:45 Read by Nick Autorina
Of the Ships of the Greeks at Artemisium 13:16 Read by jenno
Of the Departure of the Greeks from Artemisium and the Advance of Xerxes 11:02 Read by jenno
Of the Greeks at Salamis and of the City of Athens 18:54 Read by A. Hohmeier
Of the Battle of Salamis 16:15 Read by A. Hohmeier
Of the Flight of Xerxes 18:04 Read by Ron Altman
Of the Preparing of the Persians and of the Greeks for War 14:10 Read by Eli
Of the Battle of Plataea 27:22 Read by Eli
Of the Battle at Mycale 11:19 Read by Eli