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The Greco-Persian Wars

by Captivating History Book 8 in the Ancient Greek History series.

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The Greco-Persian Wars recounts the conflicts between the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the Greek city-states in the early fifth century BC. It follows the Ionian Revolt, Marathon, Xerxes’ invasion, Thermopylae, Salamis and Plataea, explaining the different strengths of Persian imperial forces and the often-fractious Greek alliance. The book places the famous battles within a larger contest over Aegean power and examines how the wars shaped later Greek political identity.

Historical Periods

Greco-Persian Wars499–449 BCE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Xerxes I520 BCE–466 BCE Leonidas Idied 481 BCE

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