Great Battles in History

Thermopylae, Part 4-The Empire of the Persians


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Originally just a minor tribe from the southern mountains of Iran, the Persians embarked on a spectacular career of conquest that led to the creation of the superpower of the ancient world. The Great Kings of Persia were masters of grand strategy, logistics, and espionage. At their command was a vast army of dazzling ethnic diversity and imposing fighting power. Yet this army had a fatal weakness: it could not withstand a hoplite charge.  

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