The Persian War from The Histories (Abridged)

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The Histories: The Persian War (more info)
Herodotus,
Roy Marsden, reader


1. In The 6th Century BC, Cyrus And His Son Cambyses Expand The Persian Empire - 1:50
2. Darius Pursues His Own Design - 7:33
3. The Battle Of Marathon - 5:25
4. The Wrath Of Darius - 9:02
5. Xerxes Builds A Canal And A Bridge - 13:30
6. The Persian Army Marches Out - 11:45
7. The Review And The Numbering Of The Persian Army - 5:11
8. The Army Marches Upon Greece Through Thrace - 11:20
9. Themistocles Takes Control With Shrewd Counsel - 4:31
10. The Greeks Decide To Guard The Pass of Thermopylae - 9:12

The Histories: The Persian War (more info)
Herodotus,
Roy Marsden, reader


1. The Commander Of The Force, The Spartan Leonidas - 7:33
2. Betrayal By Ephialtes - 5:25
3. The Final Conflict At Thermopylae - 5:38
4. The Greek Fleet At Artemisium - 6:25
5. The Greeks' Naval Strategy - 4:55
6. 'The Third Day Was Now Come' - 8:22
7. The Greek Fleet Sails To Salamis - 3:59
8. The Persians Sack Athens - 8:39
9. Manoeuvres - And The Battle Of Salamis - 11:34
10. The Rout Of The Persians Begins - 4:14
11. Mardonius Proposes His New Plans To Xerxes - 5:53
12. Xerxes Withdraws His Forces - 5:35

The Histories: The Persian War (more info)
Herodotus,
Roy Marsden, reader


1. Themistocles Is Honoured By The Greeks - 5:52
2. Mardonuis, Through His Ambassador, Entreats The Athenians To Make Peace - 11:35
3. Mardonius Burns Athens And Withdraws From Attica - 3:34
4. Masistius Leads The Persians Against The Greeks - 8:51
5. Preparations For The Battle Of Plataea - 14:12
6. The Battle Of Plataea Begins - 10:35
7. Further Defeat For The Persians At Mycale In Ionia - 11:10
8. The Love Of Xerxes For The Wife And Daughter Of Masistes - 7:24
9. The Greeks Sail For The Hellespont - 2:07
10. Herodotus Concludes The Histories With A Reminiscence Of Cyrus: 'Soft Countries Gave Birth To Soft M - 2:19

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