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At Salamis, the Persian fleet’s size became a liability: ships pushed from behind couldn’t turn or retreat, and collisions turned the battle into chaos. #AncientGreece #GreekHistory #PersianWars
November 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Short course for the summer term 🌞
Kerry Phelan will examine the 3 major battles that constitute the Greco-Persian Wars: Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis.
Classes start on 7th May at 7pm BST.
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March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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November 22, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Miltiades secured victory at Marathon in 490 BCE by thinning the Athenian center, an unorthodox maneuver that allowed his outnumbered forces to execute one of history's first recorded double envelopments. This battlefield adapt...

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The Battle of Marathon: How Miltiades Broke the Phalanx to Defeat the Persian Empire
In 490 BCE, an outnumbered Athenian force defeated the Persian Empire at Marathon not through superior numbers or technology, but because its commander departed from established battle practice in rea
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