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

Myke Cole - Co-author, The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae Ancient Sparta has been held ... (480 B.C.). In the battle, the Persian Army crushed more than 7,000 Greeks—including ...

Astonishing details of Alexander the Great's personal armory as he prepared for the Battle of Gaugamela against the Persians ...

Historian Dr. Roel Konijnendijk analyzes scenes from Oliver Stone’s critically-panned epic, Alexander, finding it surprisingly accurate.

When the Persian army landed at Marathon in 490 BC ... Although probably the greatest runner of ancient Greece, it was not Phidippides who ran what we call a marathon. The modern sport of marathon ...

Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium ... held the first Olympic Games and they fought off the invading Persian army. This period is known by historians as the Archaic period of Greek history.

Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium ... held the first Olympic Games and they fought off the invading Persian army. This period is known by historians as the Archaic period of Greek history.