5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from Northern India to Southeast Europe. The Achaemenid Empire controlled a vast area ...
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What really happened at the Battle of Marathon
The Battle of Marathon is one of history’s most famous conflicts, yet many details are overlooked. We take a reluctant look ...
They are the local and lesser versions of Agamemnon and Menelaus, squabbling brothers crying out for affirmation in their battle for Marathon, far from their Peloponnesian village. Their prize lay not ...
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