The Greco-Persian Wars - PART II: The Aegean Campaigns and the Battle of Marathon (492-490 BC)

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In the last episode of this series, we covered the rise of the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great and its expansion into Anatolia and the eastern Aegean, including the predominantly Greek-speaking region of Ionia. Though much of Ionia prospered under their new overlords, in 499 BC, the Ionians revolted with their help of their allies, including the city-states of Athens and Eritrea. By 493 BC, what become known as the Ionian Revolt had been crushed, and order restored to the western fringes of the Persian Empire. However, the empire’s king, Darius I, vowed to punish Athens and Eretria for their involvement in the uprising. The Great King of Persia sent several of his most trusted commanders to subdue both city-states and any others who opposed him, resulting in the first major armed encounter in Europe between the Greeks and Persians on the plains of Marathon. Drawing on historical sources and the latest archaeological research, this series will explore everything from the causes of the conflict to its key figures, the various phases of leading up to this epic encounter and its aftermath. *Contents:* 00:00 Recap and Introduction 01:45 The Northern Aegean Campaigns of Mardonius 05:10 Looking to the West 08:18 Athens and Eretria 09:49 How many Men and Ships? 14:30 Island Hopping Around the Aegean 16:33 Euboea and Eretria 19:23 Onward to Athens 22:21 Decisions 27:07 War it is! 29:33 The Battle of Marathon 35:44 Counting the Dead 38:57 If not by Land, then by Sea! 40:00 Aftermath of Marathon 44:41 Thank You and Patrons Special thanks to *Farya Faraji* for the following musical compositions featured throughout the program: "The Apadana's Shadows" "Mater" "In Sappho's Mind" "Aíma" "Apranik's Charge" "March of Achaemenes" "Legends of Sparta" "The Riding Angaros" "Shirin and Khosrow" Check out more of his work that spans across many countries, cultures and time periods: https://www.youtube.com/@faryafaraji You can also find them on the albums: *Songs of Old Iran Vols. I & II* *Voices of the Ancients Vols. I & II* Additional Music: Epidemic Sound "Genie's Bane" "Interstate 895" "One with the Tribe" "Pepper Seeds" "Keeping up with the Tarahumaras" "Blood in Water" "The Golden Spiral" "The Sewers" "Deer Hunt" "Zero Remorse" Also thanks to Malay Archer for helping with some of the machinimas using the Total War: Rome 2 Divide et Impera, Cyrus the Great campaign Check out more of his work here: https://www.youtube.com/@MalayArcher *Related Videos:* The Greco-Persian Wars - PART I: The Rise of Persia and the Ionian Revolt (550-493 BC) https://youtu.be/8gTaeVjhLKM *Darius the Great: The Life and Times of the Great King of Persia in his Own Words* https://youtu.be/Ws5kmQvHePs *Cyrus the Great and the Birth of the Achaemenid Persian Empire* https://youtu.be/wMbD7c-YlAE *History of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Part I (550-486 BC; Cyrus the Great - Darius the Great)* https://youtu.be/tzIVddeWfR4 *Sources and Suggested Reading:* *_The Landmark Herodotus_* - Herodotus, Edited by Robert B. Strassler, translated by Andrea L. Purvis *_The Histories (Penguin Classics)_* - Herodotus, Edited by John M. Marincola, translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt *_The Greco-Persian Wars_* - Peter Green *_The Persian War in Herodotus and Other Ancient Voices_* - William Shepherd *_The Battle of Marathon_* - Peter Krentz *_Battles and Battlefields of Ancient Greece: A Guide to their History, Topography and Archaeology_* - C. Jacob Butera and Matthew A. Sears *_First Clash: The Miraculous Victory at Marathon and its Impact on Western Civilization_* - Jim Lacey *_From Cyrus the Alexander_* – Pierre Briant *_The Greco-Persian Wars: A Short History with Documents_* - Erik Jensen *_Thermopylae: The Battle that Changed the World_* - Paul Cartledge *_Ancient Persia: A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550–330 BCE_* - Matt Waters *_The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period_* - Amélie Kuhrt *_Plutarch's Lives_* - Plutarch, translated by John Dryden *_Library of History_* - Diodorus Siculus *_A History of Greece: 1300-30 BC_* - Victor Parker *_Ancient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural History_* - Edited by Sarah B. Pomeroy *_The Complete History of Ancient Greece_* - Edited by Don Nardo *_A History of Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Empire (Blackwell History of the Ancient World)_* - Maria Brosius *_History of the Persian Empire_* - A.T. Olmstead *_The Iranian Expanse_* – Matthew P. Canepa *_The Persians_* - Jim Hicks *Follow History with Cy:* Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/historywithcy/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/historywithcy/ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/historywithcy Merch ► https://my-store-11502415.creator-spring.com Podcast ► https://historywithcy.buzzsprout.com/ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/historywithcy #ancienthistory #persian #achaemenid