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The Persian Invasions of Greece: Tensions Rise
48:08 - 56:51 (08:43)
Xerxes builds bridges across the water using boats to punish the water, while more Greeks fight on the side of the King of Persia. Archaeologist Warwick Ball analyzes this event from a Persian point of view.
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Xerxes works on building a bridge across the water using boats and punishes the sea as well as the supervisors of the bridge over the Hellespont.
48:08 - 52:23 (04:15)
Xerxes, Hellespont, bridge building
Summary
Xerxes works on building a bridge across the water using boats and punishes the sea as well as the supervisors of the bridge over the Hellespont.
ChapterThe Persian Invasions of Greece: Tensions Rise
EpisodeShow 58 - Kings of Kings III
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Archaeologist Warwick Ball sheds light on the Greek-Persian Wars, challenging the idea that the Greeks fought solely for their freedom and positing that they had more Greek allies fighting with the Persian empire.
52:25 - 56:51 (04:26)
Archaeology
Summary
Archaeologist Warwick Ball sheds light on the Greek-Persian Wars, challenging the idea that the Greeks fought solely for their freedom and positing that they had more Greek allies fighting with the Persian empire. Separating facts from mythology is difficult, compounded by later interpretations of Western civilization.