Articles on the Persian Wars
Articles on the Persian Wars and specific battles fought between the Greeks and their allies and the Persians and theirs.
The Persian Wars were fought between the Greek city states and the Great kings of Persia.
Although we usually turn to Book VII of Herodotus to read about the Persian War, there are other accounts of the Battle of Thermopylae where the 300 Spartans famously sacrificed themselves for the good of all the Greeks, including that of Diodorus Siculus (c. 90 - c. 30 B.C.), who wrote about the Battle of Thermopylae in his
Bibliotheke Books 11-16.
What Herodotus has to say about the Battle at Thermopylae where the Spartans under Leonidas made a last stand against the Persians under Xerxes.
Following the victory at the Battle of Salamis, during the Persian Wars, the Ionian cities joined together in the Delian League for mutual protection. They placed Athens at the head.
Timeline of events in the Persian Wars. Links to information on the Persian War Battles of Salamis, Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea.
Battle of Marathon in the Persian Wars 490 was an important moment for the victorious Athenians, renowned today more for a legendary marathon runner than the battle itself.
The major groups of people and Persian leaders involved chronologically in the Persian Wars.
The Persian Wars. Events leading up to the Persian Wars, the Lydians, King Croesus and the Persians.and the formation of the Delian League.
Bulleted points about the Persian Wars. Includes the Ionian migrations, Croesus, Darius, the Delian League, and Herodotus.
This is the battle renowned for the legendary run to bring the news to the Greeks.
Dr. Janice Siegel's summaries of the battles and photos of modern Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea, and Marathon.
