The Persian Wars: Xerxes, Thermopylae and Salamis (opens in new tab)

Listen to The Persian Wars: Xerxes, Thermopylae and Salamis from The Ancients. In 486 BC, King Xerxes ascended the Persian throne, inheriting its vast and glittering world empire. But his ambition didn’t stop there - he sought revenge on Greece.In this episode of The Ancients, the culmination of our two-part series on the Persian Wars, Tristan Hughes is joined once again by Dr. Roel Konijnendijk and Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones to explore Xerxes' massive invasion. From the assembling of hi...