Persian Wars

19 07, 2017

Greek hoplites and democracy – Classical Greece

By |2019-08-20T23:19:17-07:00July 19th, 2017|Greeks, War|Comments Off on Greek hoplites and democracy – Classical Greece

Greek hoplites and democracy - a Corinthian helmet from the 600s BC Hoplites needed armor When the Greek city-states turned to this new hoplite way of fighting, it meant that each man [...]

18 07, 2017

Battle of Salamis – Second Persian War

By |2018-04-23T08:06:26-07:00July 18th, 2017|Greeks, War|Comments Off on Battle of Salamis – Second Persian War

Phoenician ship In 480 BC, the Persian king Xerxes was attacking Greece. Things looked very bad for the Greeks, when the Greek navy, under the command of the Athenian general Themistocles, wrecked the Persian fleet [...]

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