The History of Warfare : The Greek and Persian Wars \ from bc game74969 Watch Video

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✓ Published: 04-May-2024

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For educational purposes<br/><br/>This documentary focuses on the conflicts between the Greek city states and the Persian Empire in the 5th century BC.<br/><br/>Including the famous Greek victory at Marathon, and the Spartans' defence of the pass at Thermopylae, which ensured Greek freedom and victory.<br/><br/>Features dramatised reconstructions and analysis by experts in the field of ancient history. <br/><br/>This is the story of bloody conflicts between the Greeks and the Persians that lasted for more than fifty years in the fourth century BC. <br/><br/>It includes the famous battle of Marathon, a victory that has echoed down the year, and Thermopylae, where the Spartans made a heroic defence of the pass. <br/><br/>The running battles did not cease until 449 BC, when the Persians finally gave up hope of annexing Greece.