Thermopylae
Thu, 5 Feb 04
Duration: 43 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines the Battle of Thermopylae, a defining clash between East and West. With Simon Goldhill, Edith Hall and Tom Holland.
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The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece. Read more
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece.