Greek Wars and Battles
Some of the most important literature of ancient Greece deals with wars, especially the Trojan, Persian, and Peloponnesian Wars.
Persian Wars
Events leading up to the Persian Wars, the Lydians, King Croesus and the Persians, and the formation of the Delian League.
Events leading up to the Persian Wars, the Lydians, King Croesus and the Persians, and the formation of the Delian League.
Battle of the Granicus - Overview of the Battle of the Granicus
Alexander the Great won the Battle of the Granicus in May/June 334 B.C.
Alexander the Great won the Battle of the Granicus in May/June 334 B.C.
Macedonian Wars
The Romans fought four Macedonian Wars between 215 and 148 B.C.
The Romans fought four Macedonian Wars between 215 and 148 B.C.
Hoplites
The Hoplites were the heavily armed foot soldiers of the Greeks who fought in close formation.
The Hoplites were the heavily armed foot soldiers of the Greeks who fought in close formation.
Herodotus on the Battle at Thermopylae and the Spartan 300
What Herodotus has to say about the Battle at Thermopylae where the Spartans under Leonidas made a last stand against the Persians under Xerxes.
What Herodotus has to say about the Battle at Thermopylae where the Spartans under Leonidas made a last stand against the Persians under Xerxes.
Persian Wars Timeline
Timeline of events in the Persian Wars. Links to information on the Persian War Battles of Salamis, Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea.
Timeline of events in the Persian Wars. Links to information on the Persian War Battles of Salamis, Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea.
Diodorus on the Battle of Thermopylae
Diodorus Siculus and others, including Plutarch and Justin, based on Pompeius Trogus, tell the story of the Battle of Thermopylae differently from Herodotus.
Diodorus Siculus and others, including Plutarch and Justin, based on Pompeius Trogus, tell the story of the Battle of Thermopylae differently from Herodotus.