Classical Greece Ancient Greece

Persian Empire, ca. 500 B.C.

Growth of the Persian Empire

King Darius I the Great (r. 521-486 B.C.)

Persepolis: capital of Achaemenid Persian Empire, c.550-330 BCE

King Xerxes (r.486-465 B.C.E.) (Rock Relief from Persepolis)

Persepolis (reconstruction)

"Map Greco-Persian Wars-en" by User:Bibi Saint-Pol - Own work "Map Greco-Persian Wars-en" by User:Bibi Saint-Pol - Own work. Data from Image:Perserkriege.jpg by Captain Blood, which uses the dtv-Atlas Weltgeschichte. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart, p. 56. Blank map from Image:Map greek sanctuaries-fr.svg.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Greco-Persian_Wars-en.svg#mediaviewer/File:Map_Greco-Persian_Wars-en.svg

"Map Greco-Persian Wars-en" by User:Bibi Saint-Pol - Own work "Map Greco-Persian Wars-en" by User:Bibi Saint-Pol - Own work. Data from Image:Perserkriege.jpg by Captain Blood, which uses the dtv-Atlas Weltgeschichte. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart, p. 56. Blank map from Image:Map greek sanctuaries-fr.svg.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Greco-Persian_Wars-en.svg#mediaviewer/File:Map_Greco-Persian_Wars-en.svg

"Greek-Persian duel“ (fifth century B. C. E "Greek-Persian duel“ (fifth century B.C.E.) by Άγνωστος - Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο, Αθήνα. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greek-Persian_duel.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Greek-Persian_duel.jpg

Persian and Median warriors (Persepolis) from wikipedia)

Chigi vase (Corinthian ca. 650)

"Battle of Thermopylae and movements to Salamis, 480 BC" "Battle of Thermopylae and movements to Salamis, 480 BC". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Thermopylae_and_movements_to_Salamis,_480_BC.gif#mediaviewer/File:Battle_of_Thermopylae_and_movements_to_Salamis,_480_BC.gif

Thermopylae ancient coastline Picture by Fkerasar as part of a relevant photo gallery at Battle of Thermopylae. All the material is available under the GFDL.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thermopylae_ancient_coastline_large.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Thermopylae_ancient_coastline_large.jpg

Naval battle with triremes

Athens (Acropolis)

Peloponnese