- Battle of Thermopylae (4)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Persian_Wars/Battle_of_Thermopylae
- Wikipedia: Battle of Marathon
Describes the Battle of Marathon (490 BC), the culmination of King Darius I of Persia's first major attempt to conquer the remainder of Greece. Includes the background to the battle, its aftermath, and a section on the legend of Pheiddipides.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon
- Wikipedia: Greco-Persian Wars
Covers the series of conflicts, also known as the Persian Wars or Medic Wars, between several Greek city-states and the Persian Empire that started about 500 BC and lasted until 448 BC.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Wars
- Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars
Brief overview of the conflict between the Greeks, led by the Athenians and Spartans, and the Persians.
www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/PERSIAN.HTM
- Livius: Battle of Marathon
Illustrated overview of the Battle of Marathon, the clash between a Persian invasion force led by Darius and an army of Athenians in 490 BCE.
www.livius.org/man-md/marathon/marathon.html
- Persian Wars: Greece's Finest Hours
Offers an overview of the Persian Wars, a map of the Persian Empire compared to Greece, and links to more resources.
www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/persianwars1.htm
- Persian Wars Resource Pages
Includes maps of the Persian Empire, the area around the Aegean where battles occured, and a closeup of Thermopylae and Artemisium area.
edsitement.neh.gov/persiagreecewars01.asp
- Ancient History: The Persian Wars
Course notes on the Persian Wars by E.L. Skip Knox at Boise State University.
history.boisestate.edu/westciv/persian
- Herodotus - The Persian Wars
Ancient Greek historian's version of the wars with Persia, known as The History of Herodotus.
mcadams.posc.mu.edu/txt/ah/Herodotus/index.html
- Persian Wars, The
Articles about the Persian Wars by Livio Stecchini. Includes sections on Herodotos, the Persian army and navy, and the battles of Salamis and Plataia.
www.metrum.org/perwars
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