The history of the Greco-Persian Wars fought 2,500 years ago.

Examining why 50 years after the death of Kimon, Conqueror of Persia, Greek hoplites became mercenaries in Asia; the legacies of Athens, Sparta and Greece.

The finish of the naval battle of Salamis. The stabilization and the lead up to the Battle of Plataea, the final battle on the Greek mainland. The finish of the Battle of Plataea and the pledge made there.

A look at the 480 BC battle of Thermopylae, in which Leonidas and his 300 Spartans delay the enormous Persian forces of King Xerxes.

Insight into the challenges encountered and the battles fought by Xerxes and his allies when he invaded Greece with an intention to conquer all of it.