Ancient Greece witnessed numerous significant battles that played pivotal roles in shaping its history and Western civilization.
These battles ranged from repelling foreign invasions and preserving Greek independence to expanding Macedonian power and transforming the political landscape of the Greek...
Among the thousands of ancient Greeks who faced the invading army of the mighty Persians at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC was a commander from Sparta, Amompharetus—the son of Poliades—who stubbornly refused to retreat, thus changing the...
The Battle of Plataea was the final battle of the second Persian invasion of Greece with the victory of the allied Greek forces putting an end to the Persian ambitions
A ceremony marking the last stand of the 300 Spartans and their Greek allies against the Persian hordes of King Xerxes at the Pass of Thermopylae, a gallant battle that helped save Western Civilization, was marked on Aug. 8.
Some...
