The First War for Western Civilization

1. E1. The Beginning

   Mar 25, 2016

   A look at Athens and the First Democracy at the start of the Greco-Persian war.

2. E2. Treachery

   Mar 25, 2016

   Sparta and Greece; the origins of the war; the Persian invasion of Greece at Marathon and the battle

3. E3. The Battle of Marathon

   Mar 25, 2016

   The famous battle is examined.

4. E4. Rise and Fall

   Mar 25, 2016

   Myths of the Battle of Marathon are examined.

5. E5. The Great Invasion of Xerxes

   Mar 25, 2016

   Leonidas and his 300 Spartans vs. Xerxes and his 250,000 Persians- the battle is joined at Thermopylae.

6. E6. Leonidas and the 300 Spartans

   Mar 25, 2016

   The facts of the famous battle of Thermopylae.

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