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Leotychidas, King of Sparta
Leotychidas was one of the two Kings, serving with Leonidas I and taking up arms against Persia after his fellow King's death. Leotychidas commanded…
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The Soldiers
The leaders were key in strategizing battles, but these soldiers where the ones that actually fought sword to sword against one another, with only a…
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Death of the Persian admiral Ariabignes early in the battle
The Persian fleet was much larger, consisting of both bigger ships and larger numbers, but that played to their downfall at the Battle of Salamis.…
Athenian Fleet of Triremes
The Athenian Fleet was smaller and newer than the Persian Fleet, but the strategic maneuvering of Themistokles of Greece led to important victories at…
Meeting of the Ionian fleet and the Persian army
The Ionians were clusters of people in Modern-day Turkey, but were never a united city-state like Sparta or Athens. These peoples fell to Persia first…