The Lion in the GatewayThe story of the Persian Wars. |
Contents
The Arrow of Ormuz | 3 |
Earth and Water | 30 |
Trumpets at Marathon | 55 |
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Acropolis allies ancient Apollo archons Aristides army asked Athenians Athens Attica battle brave burned called Cambyses chariot Cleomenes coast conquer Croesus Cyrus Darius death Delphi Demaratus Demeter Dorians earth and water ELEUSIS enemy ephors Eurybiades exiled face father fear fell fight fleet Games gave gods gold gone Greece Greek ships Greeks heard heart held Hellespont Helots heralds Herodotus Hippias honour horses Ionians Isthmus King Xerxes knew land leave Leonidas LION lived looked lord Macedon Marathon Mardonius master Medes mother mountain never night numbers Olympia omens oracle pass Persian ships Persian Wars Pheidippides pirate Pisistratus Platæans priest Pythia rest royal sacred sailed Salamis Saronic Gulf sent shore shrine Sicinnus Sire slaves Spartans spears stone stood strait Susa tell temple Themistocles Thermopyla thought throne told took troops turned victory waited wall warriors watched wild word Xerxes young Zeus