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Xerxes's Fleet and Army
56:51 - 1:03:38 (06:47)
Xerxes's army consisted of allegedly more than 5 million people and his fleet had over 1000 ships, with historians debating whether the fleet supplied the army while it marched or accompanied it as a battle fleet. Some accounts claim the army used cauldrons with air holes to channel the god's fumes for strength.
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Historians speculate about Xerxes's army size, and the Spartans and their allies' strategy during the Battle of Thermopylae.
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Battle of Thermopylae
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Historians speculate about Xerxes's army size, and the Spartans and their allies' strategy during the Battle of Thermopylae. Meanwhile, the high politics and backroom dealings of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire set the stage for a battle still remembered today.
ChapterXerxes's Fleet and Army
EpisodeShow 58 - Kings of Kings III
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The Persian army consisted of soldiers from different lands with their own traditional ways of fighting, and their strategies were based on this diversity.
1:01:54 - 1:03:38 (01:44)
Persian Empire
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The Persian army consisted of soldiers from different lands with their own traditional ways of fighting, and their strategies were based on this diversity.