Rage of Ares

After the Persian fleet is defeated at Salamis, Mardonius remains in Greece with a powerful land army and attempts to divide the alliance that opposes him. Arimnestos returns to Plataea as Greek contingents gather on familiar ground under commanders who distrust one another almost as much as the enemy.

The long manoeuvre before battle tests supply, discipline and political patience before the armies finally collide in 479 BCE. Arimnestos fights to protect his home and bring the invasion to an end, but the scale of the killing forces him to confront the cost of the reputation he has built throughout the Long War.