The World Reshuffled

The gloves come off. Themistocles and Aristides face off in the Assembly. Distant scuffles between Athens and Persia flame up into full scale war. The Persian wave crashes on the beaches of Marathon while Athens, with the small town of Plataea, brace to endure it. The world is beginning to be reordered. This episode covers approximately 494 BC – 481 BC.

Season 1Robert SimsAthens, Aristides, Battle of Marathon, Persia, Politics, Sparta, Miltiades, Hippias, Leonidas, Miletus, Argos, Plataea, Hoplite Warfare, The Persian Wars, Reform, Government, Justice