Teaser: The Persians Unleashed

Casting Through Ancient Greece - A podcast by Mark Selleck

Delve into Themistocles’ efforts to keep the Hellenic League united and his strategic manoeuvres to drive a wedge between the Persians and their Ionian allies. We also shed light on Xerxes' propaganda machine that sought to maintain Persian morale by downplaying their losses at Thermopylae.As the Persian forces, guided by the Thessalian cavalry, sweep through Greece unopposed, we'll detail their ruthless destruction in Phocis and the legendary divine intervention that supposedly thwarted thei...

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