In response a contingent of 300 Spartans and several thousand ... only a small confederation of city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, determined to resist Xerxes. At most they possessed some ...

After its victory over Leonidas' 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes marches towards the major Greek city-states. The Democratic city of Athens, first on the path of Xerxes' army ...

Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction ...

In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...

Faced with such an overwhelming force only a small confederation of city-states, led by Athens ... Xerxes' army had reached Macedonia in the north of Greece. In response a contingent of 300 ...