In 480 BC, Xerxes, king of Persia, began his invasion of Greece. Lead by Athens and Sparta, the Greeks fought back against an invasion by the strongest empire in the world. This is the story of the Greeks' stand against Xerxes' invasion, as chronicled by Herodotus.

The beginnings of the Persian War (Start Here)


Background
Xerxes' March
The Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Artemisium
The Battle of Salamis
Conclusions

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Bibliography


The full text of Herodotus at M.I.T.

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This web site was created as a final project for History 301: History of Greece, taught by Dr. Cynthia Patterson.

Last updated 5.5.97