A highly illustrated account of the closing battle of the Greek and Persian War. Plataea was one of the biggest and most important land battles of pre-20th cent

A highly illustrated account of the closing battle of the Greek and Persian War. Plataea was one of the biggest and most important land battles of pre-20th cent

This is a military history of the two Persian invasions of Greece, the first of which came to grief at Marathon, the second at Salamis and Plataia. The conflict

"In this next offering for the Witness to Ancient History series, Robert Garland writes about the Persian invasion of Greece in the 5th century BC. After introd

The epic story of how Greece repelled Persia’s massive forces in some of the most momentous battles of the ancient world. In 490 BC Darius I, Great King of Pe