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Discover Themistocles, the visionary Athenian politician and general who built Athens' navy and masterminded the victory at the Battle of Salamis.
Discover Pyrrhus of Epirus, the Greek king whose costly battles against Rome coined the term "Pyrrhic victory," a win that comes at too great a cost.
Explore the story of Croesus, the last king of Lydia, whose immense wealth became legendary but could not save him from a tragic downfall.
Discover Archimedes of Syracuse, the brilliant ancient Greek thinker whose inventions and discoveries in math and physics still shape our world today.
Explore the life of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king who forged one of the largest empires in history and spread Greek culture across the world.
Discover the Messenian Wars, the conflicts that enslaved a nation and forged Sparta into ancient Greece's most formidable military state.
Discover the Lamian War (323–322 BC), the dramatic revolt by Greek city-states against Macedonian rule following the death of Alexander the Great.
Discover the Ionian Revolt (499-493 BC), the Greek uprising against Persian rule that ignited the epic Greco-Persian Wars.
An overview of Classical Antiquity, the era of ancient Greece and Rome that profoundly shaped modern politics, philosophy, art, and culture.
A summary of the pivotal naval battle in 480 BCE where an outnumbered Greek fleet decisively defeated the Persians, changing the course of history.
The decisive final land battle of the second Persian invasion of Greece, where allied Greek city-states secured their independence.
Explore the rise and fall of the Athenian Empire, a powerful alliance of Greek city-states that led to a golden age of culture and democracy.