The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians.

Sparta was at the forefront of the Greco-Persian Wars (499–449 BC ... departed with his personal bodyguard (Hippeis) of 300 soldiers. Most were hardened veterans with children to carry on ...