Provides a detailed account of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., a clash in which a small Greek army, led by three hundred Spartan soldiers, held off the vast Persian military for seven full days--fighting down to the last man.
Examines the life and political career of Xerxes I of Persia, discussing the Persian empire, the Athenians, his childhood, his leadership, his death, and other related topics.
