This series has twelve easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionMarathon! A name to conjure up such visions of glory as few battlefields have ever
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Thermopylae – 6
Today's installment concludes The Battle of Thermopylae,our selection by Herodotus.If you have journeyed through all of the installments of this
Thermopylae – 5
Onetes, son of Phanagoras, a Carystian, and Corydallus of Anticyra, were the persons who gave this information to the king.Continuing The Battle of
Thermopylae – 4
While they were deliberating on these matters, Xerxes sent a scout on horseback.Continuing The Battle of Thermopylae,our selection from Herodotus.
Thermopylae – 3
The barbarians, when the wind had lulled and the waves had subsided, having hauled down their ships, sailed along the continent.Continuing The
Thermopylae – 2
Two of the ships were taken; but the other, which Phormus, an Athenian, commanded, in its flight ran ashore.Continuing The Battle of
The Battle of Thermopylae
This series has six easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionThe invasion of Greece by Xerxes is the subject of the great history written in nine
Theseus Founds Athens – 2
Today's installment concludes Theseus Founds Athens,our selection by Plutarch.If you have journeyed through all of the installments of this
Theseus Founds Athens
This series has two easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionThe founding of the city of Athens, apart from the mythological lore which ascribes