- 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 (490-479 B.C.)
Overview of the Persian Wars that includes the causes of hostility between the Greeks and the Persian Empire, summaries of major battles, theories of why the Greeks won, and consequences.
www.siu.edu/~dfll/classics/Johnson/GreekCiv/alia/Persian.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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