Ancient Greece's Special Forces, from the Sacred Band of Thebes to the Hetairoi of Alexander the Great's army, became ...

When the ancient Greeks faced the Persians in the Battle of Artemisium, they set the tone for the Battle of Salamis.

When the Persian king, Xerxes, invaded Greece in the spring of 480 BC, he did so at the head of vast army. Once the Spartan force at Thermopylae had been defeated, his route by land to Athens was ...

By night he sent a messenger to the Persian king, Xerxes, informing him that the Greeks intended to flee. Unless he acted now, Xerxes would lose the opportunity to defeat the Greeks in one fell swoop.

According to the ancient Greek chronicler Herodotus, when Persian emissaries traveled ... and water” as a sign of their submission to King Xerxes. In response to this request, the Athenians ...

Persian King Xerxes led a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, and 400 Thebans.

He further explained that due to the historical significance of Parseh, which is considered one of the world's most valuable heritage sites, it is not uncommon for ancient artifacts ... because it ...

It reflects the enduring grandeur and funerary traditions of ancient Persian kingship ... because it seems the Persian King Xerxes had burnt the Greek City of Athens around 150 years earlier.

Persian King Xerxes led a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, and 400 Thebans.