Ancient Greece Declassified

56 The Man Who Defeated the Persian Empire (Themistocles and the Persian Wars, Part 2)


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In 480BC the Persian Empire invaded Greece with the largest military force the world had ever seen. Meanwhile in Athens, a man named Themistocles had spent the last ten years preparing for this moment. He had come up with a plan to defeat Persia, but it would require a mix of strategy, intrigue, deception, and plain old good luck...

Contents of the episode, with timestamps:

[05:45] How to Win Friends and Influence People

[13:10] The Mines of Laurion

[19:30] Athens VS Aegina

[25:10] Battle of Thermopylae

[32:00] Battle of Artemisium

[40:10] The Wooden Wall 

[49:55] The Battle of Salamis

[53:30] Conclusion

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