Sanity seems conspicuously absent from his actions. What mind, driven by a profound disregard for history and human dignity, ...

The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

When the ancient Greeks faced the Persians in the Battle of Artemisium, they set the tone for the Battle of Salamis.

Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only exception?

Herodotus claims their Persian opponents numbered 1.7 million ... 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 ...

The Greco-Persian wars comprised four major battles and saw ... In addition to this, Herodotus is the main source for the battles, but is Greek and so shows everything as either a real or a ...

The defeat of the Persian navy at Salamis in 480 was by no means the end of the war, but it was the decisive ... hoplites and 40,000 light infantry. Herodotus claims their Persian opponents ...