Battle For Athens • 2012 • 2 episodes • 1h:48m
In the 5th century BC, during the Greco-Persian wars, the Persian Empire set out to subjugate the Greek city-states. On the Greek side, one man had to prove his worth and defend his ideals. Opposite him was a Persian king bent on authority and obsessed with extending the boundaries of his empire. The overwhelming scale of the Persian forces came up against the bravery of a modest city: Athens.
In 499 BC, Miletus, a Greek city in Asia Minor, revolted against the yoke of the Persian Empire with the support of the independent cities of Athens and Eretria. Darius, the great king of the Persian Empire, decided to avenge this affront by launching a punitive expedition against the rebel cities.
S1E1 • 2012 • History
Ten years after the Battle of Marathon, Xerxes, Darius's heir, prepared to take his revenge on the Athenians. After several years of preparation, he launched an army of over a million men against mainland Greece.
S1E2 • 2012 • History