S02E14: The Persian Wars: The First Invasion and the Battle of Marathon - a podcast by Brady J. Crytzer

At the dawn of the 5th century BCE, two worlds
collided in epic and dramatic fashion as the mighty Persian Empire waged war
against the city states of Greece. Beginning as a minor rebellion in the far
western fringe of Darius’ empire, the conflict would explode into a full scale
war that would last for five decades. Spanning dozens of battles of costing
thousands of the lives, the Greco-Persian Wars have shaped western imagination
for over two thousand years. In the first of this two part episode, we discuss
the roots of the hostilities, the Ionian Revolt, the first Invasion of Greece
and the battle of Marathon.

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