When the ancient Greeks faced the Persians in the Battle of Artemisium, they set the tone for the Battle of Salamis.

The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

Aided by a contingent of Boeotian collaborators the Persians were initially very successful, but when Mardonius himself was killed leading a cavalry charge, the tide changed and most of the force ...

The approach to this position was narrow, preventing a flanking maneuver by the Persian cavalry and keeping their ... at the double', running in their heavy hoplite armor against Persian bowmen ...