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View of the Thermopylae pass at the area of the Phocian Wall
This picture displays modern-day Thermopylae where the Phocian Wall was placed to funnel the Persian forces into the Greek Phalanx, and it also shows…
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The Battles
The Battles of the Greco-Persian Wars were fought at key locations by fearless men going into battle not knowing if they would last till the next day.…
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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…