Victory At Marathon • 2012 • episode "S1E1" Battle For Athens

Category: History | Torrent: | Subtitle:

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.

Make a donation

Buy a brother a hot coffee? Or a cold beer?

Hope you're finding these documentaries fascinating and eye-opening. It's just me, working hard behind the scenes to bring you this enriching content.

Running and maintaining a website like this takes time and resources. That's why I'm reaching out to you. If you appreciate what I do and would like to support my efforts, would you consider "buying me a coffee"?

Donation addresses

Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com

patreon.com

BTC: bc1q8ldskxh4x9qnddhcrgcun8rtvddeldm2a07r2v

ETH: 0x5CCAAA1afc5c5D814129d99277dDb5A979672116

With your donation through , you can show your appreciation and help me keep this project going. Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a significant impact. It goes directly towards covering server costs.

Battle For Athens • 2012 • 2 episodes •

Victory At Marathon

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.

2012 • History

Divine Salamis

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.

2012 • History

You might also like

Crimes Against Humanity

The Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union escalates into mass murder and the full horror of the Holocaust.

S1E5Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial • 2024 • History

The Fall

In these two 2-hour specials, HISTORY channel digs deep beneath the surface of our collective understanding of the Third Reich to unearth what we don't know about the individuals who comprised one of the most fascinating and complex regimes of recent history. Part 2: The Fall How did the Germans experience the Allied victory in WWII? Rarely-and never-before-seen amateur films recount the catastrophic downfall of the Third Reich through the eyes of the people who lived it: the Germans themselves.

S1E2Third Reich: The Rise and Fall • 2010 • History

Pioneers

Mankind embarks on a new age of exploration, and tames the wilderness. In North America, Siberia and Australia, ancient traditions are swept away in the name of commerce and science. Within a hundred years, the irrational fear that produced a witch trial in Salem gives way to a very rational cry for freedom. American revolutionaries confront a mighty empire. The battle for the modern world begins.

9/12Mankind: The Story of All of Us • 2012 • History

Mariupol: The People's Story

In a little under three months, residents of what was a thriving city witnessed the deaths of women and children in a maternity hospital and bodies left abandoned on the streets of Mariupol. Filmed and told by many of the citizens of Mariupol, this powerful documentary records the deaths of thousands and daring escapes, and is the story of their loss, bravery and determination.

2022 • History

Epic Warrior Women: Vikings

Even during the brutality of the Dark Ages, the Vikings of Northern Europe were considered particularly fearsome, ruthless, and dangerous. For centuries, historians believed all Viking warriors were men, but new archaeological discoveries on a small island in central Sweden have revealed evidence that some of the fighters were women. See how modern forensic testing helped identify the sex of one female war chief.

2019 • History

In Search of an Heir

Rome Empire looks at the increasingly deranged and paranoid reign of Emperor Caligula. He a kills his heir and forces his praetorian prefect to commit suicide. In search of a new heir to solidify his place as Emperor, Caligula begins affairs with his three sisters in order to have a child of royal blood. When his sister Drusilla dies, Caligula becomes deranged and the plot of three daggers surrounds him.

S3E3Roman Empire • 2019 • History