200,000 Persians Invade Greece: Thermopylae, Artemisium, Salamis | Ancient History Documentary

The first 500 people to use my link in the description will receive a one month free trial of Skillshare! Get started today! https://skl.sh/serapeumhistoria01251 The campaign of all-out conquest which Xerxes, the King of Kings, launched in 480 BC is among the most famous in history, both for the immense scale of the invading forces and the tenacity of the defenders. In time, Thermopylae and Salamis would become [SOURCES] The Battle of Thermopylae (Matthews 2006) The Greco-Persian Wars (Green 1996) Persian Fire (Holland 2005) The Histories (Herodotus, ~430 BC) [MUSIC] ---------- "Division" / "Arid Foothills" / "Energizing" / "Drums of the Deep" / "Thunderbird" / "Teller of the Tales" / "Ancient Rites" / "For Originz" / "Impact Allegretto" / "The North" / "Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Intermission" / "Majestic Hills" / "Prelude and Action" / "The Pyre" / "Grave Blow" / "Heavy Heart" / "Echoes of Time" / "Crusade Heavy Industry" / "Clash Defiant" / "Vortex" by Kevin MacLeod Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...