7.2
Tales from the Explorers Club
2022
The First War for Western Civilization
0.041m20161 season
DocumentaryWar & Politics
The Greco-Persian War was pivotal in the creation of the modern world - yet all that is generally remembered are the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. This documentary examines the whole history, from the Ionian Revolt (497BC) to the Peace of Callias (449BC), and also covers the legacies of the war - including Democracy.
Directed by Stanislaw Karpinski
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The Beginning
2016-03-25
A look at Athens and the First Democracy at the start of the Greco-Persian war.
Treachery
2016-03-25
Sparta and Greece; the origins of the war; the Persian invasion of Greece at Marathon and the battle
The Battle of Marathon
2016-03-25
The famous battle is examined.
Rise and Fall
2016-03-25
Myths of the Battle of Marathon are examined.
The Great Invasion of Xerxes
2016-03-25
Leonidas and his 300 Spartans vs. Xerxes and his 250,000 Persians- the battle is joined at Thermopylae.
Leonidas and the 300 Spartans
2016-03-25
The facts of the famous battle of Thermopylae.
Decision in Greece
2016-03-25
The war continues and is concluded in the Peace of Callias, aka the Peace of Kimon.
Aftermath and Legacy
2016-03-25
What the Greco-Persian War means for the modern world.
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