#1 – The Gates of Athens
In 490 BC, the Athenian general Xanthippus joins the citizen army confronting a Persian landing at Marathon, while political rivalry inside Athens threatens the unity needed for survival. Ten years later Xerxes returns with a far larger invasion, forcing the Greeks into an uneasy coalition. Xanthippus…
#2 – Protector
With Athens evacuated and the Persian army advancing, Themistocles must persuade suspicious Greek allies to commit their fleets to a decisive battle in the narrow waters of Salamis. Victory at sea does not end the invasion: Mardonius remains in Greece with a powerful army, and Athens…