2500 Χρόνια Thermopyles
Greek can repeat the glories of Thermopylae, Marathon, and Plataea !! The Persian king Xerxes, who succeeded his father Darius, at the instigation of General Mardonius and the deposed king of Sparta, Dimaratos, began preparing a new campaign against Greece. For four years the whole of Asia was shocked by Xerxes' military preparations! Thousands of men were recruited from the various nations of the Persian Empire. Two great technical works were constructed for the Persian army to pass quickly and safely to Greece: a floating bridge in the Hellespont Strait and a canal on Mount Athos. Preachers were also sent to Greek cities to find business allies. In the meantime, the Greeks, knowing that the Persians would not be late to attack them, were preparing properly. In Athens, the insightful politician Themistocles persuaded the municipality to build warships and made his state the first naval force in Greece. In the autumn of 481 BC. Representatives of the Greeks gathered in the...