The Persian Wars: The Storm from the East
Charts the causes and course of the Persian Wars from the Ionian Revolt in 499 BCE through to the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE.
Charts the causes and course of the Persian Wars from the Ionian Revolt in 499 BCE through to the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE.
Ben Churcher
Self (Presenter)
David Allen
Narration (voice)
Roy Churcher
Herodotus (voice)
Charts the causes and course of the Persian Wars from the Ionian Revolt in 499 BCE through to the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE.
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