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Persian Immortals were fierce soldiers that had nicer armor and better training than the rest of the army, like ancient Seal Team 6, and they were the group that flanked the Spartan Phalanx at Thermopylae.
These elite soldiers were sent out as a war…

Themistocles of Greece was a General for Athens at the Battle of Marathon and all of the Second Persian Invasion, including decisive victories at Salamis and Plataea, but he was still at sea when the Persians sacked Athens.
Themistocles was regarded…

Mardonius (front soldier on the right side) took advantage of Themistocles's absence and sacked Athens, leading the Persian army from Thermopylae all the way till his death at Plataea.
Xerxes intrusted the Persian army to Mardonius when he fled back…

This painting shows the pure chaos Themistocles caused for the large Persian ships, and his strategy to lure the Persian fleet into the straits if Salamis was a blow to the Persian's invasion.
This battle effectively cut off the Persian supply line,…

This painting shows the Greek Phalanx going against the Persian foot soldiers and the phalanx is stronger because of the metal shields and long spears used to keep the Persians at
medium-range.
The Battle of Plataea was the end of the Persian…

The Athenian Aristides (man in Green) was a strategos at the Battle of Marathon and was in charge of the Athenian army in Athens while Themistocles was battling the Persians at sea when Mardonius came to Athens seeking an ally. Aristides refused,…

The Persian forces were condensed into a beach encampment, with the allied Greek World staring them down. The Athenian forces charged forward and trapped the Persians in their camp, while the Spartans flanked around and attacked from the back.
The…

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 110 Spartan ships and forced the Persian fleet to beach at Mycale. He was a key factor in the victory…

King Darius I had Persepolis built as a lasting palace for his home and a home for his successors to come. King Xerxes I used this palace as a launching point for his army, and it is where he fled to after leaving Mardonius in charge of the Persian…

Spartan hoplites, typically wearing red, were fierce soldiers that lived, breathed, and died warriors. Three hundred Spartans, with the help of other Greek soldiers, held off Xerxes at the battle of Thermopylae. The rest of the Spartan forces marched…