Thermopylae & Salamis (TRIH ep 98, part 1)
490 BCE · Resource
This episode of The Rest Is History sets the scene for Thermopylae and Salamis by explaining the broader context of the Greco‑Persian Wars. The hosts discuss Herodotus as the primary Greek source, the scale and nature of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, and why Persia moved against the fractious Greek city‑states.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 490 BCE
- Peloponnesian War (431 BCE)
- Persian invasions of Greece (499 BCE)
- Gautama Buddha (563 BCE)
- Achaemenid Persian Empire (550 BCE)
- Confucius (551 BCE)
- Plato (428 BCE)
- Roman Republic founded (509 BCE)
- Cleisthenes' reforms (508 BCE)
- Mahabharata (400 BCE)
- Socrates (469 BCE)