The Greeks marched eastward toward an area of which the Persians were crossing. They saw a heavy mass of Persian ships that came from the Persian gulf ready to cross the Aegean. It was time for the powers of the gods to be used against the Persians and the revenge and madness of their King, Xerxes. Zeus strikes the air with thunderbolts, Poseidon rises over the waters destroying the Persian ships with his bare hands. The Spartans feel the power of Ares moving through them. The Spartans shouted with joy as the Persian ships were sinking one by one.
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Greco-Persian Wars Episode 2: Thermopylae
Non-FictionIt is 10 years later 480 BC King Darius is dead but the Persians have not given up yet. The king's ambitious son Prince Xerxes plans to conquer Greece again. He gathers an army and navy to invade different from the way his father Darius attacked the...
