Commander of the unsuccessful expedition of 492, later killed at the Battle of Plataea
The King of Persia at the start of the course
One of the leaders of the 490 expedition into Greece
The other leader of the 490 expedition
A former Athenian tyrant who led the Persian forces at the Battle of Marathon
The main advocator to engage with the Persian troops at Marathon, and gave a passionate speech in favour of it
The main leader of the Athenian forces at Marathon
The successor to Darius after his death in 486 BC
The uncle of Xerxes who opposed the invasion of 480
Influential Athenian general who advocated the development of the Athenian Navy and to fight at Salamis
Spartan leader who famously fought to the death at Thermopylae
The Spartan Commander of the Hellenic forces in 480
The commander of Spartan forces at the Battle of Plataea, described to become arrogant and tyrannical in the years after
Athenian Aristocrat, famous for his fairness, and organised the amount of tribute that each city paid to the Delian League
Son of Miltiades, and the military commander of the early Delian League
Key Athenian politician and general from the 450's until his death in 429
The man who led the delegation to Persia in 449 to make peace- the peace treaty is named after him
The Spartan King who led the first invasion of Attica in 446, but then retreated, supposedly after being bribed
The Spartan King who was uneasy to go to war in 432
A Spartan Ephor who spoke strongly in favour of war in 432
The main demagogue of Athens after the death of Pericles, who deployed a more aggressive military policy
The Athenian General responsible for the fortification of Pylos, executed after the failure of the Sicilian Expedition
Athenian General who had more conservative leanings, also executed after the failure of the Sicilian Expedition
Spartan leader who surrendered at Pylos in 425
Highly regarded Spartan leader chosen after the embarrassment at Pylos, and led many campaigns in Thrace
Athenian Leader whose allegiance switched from Athens to Sparta and back to Athens.
The leader of the Sicilian Expedition who no-one really talks about
Spartan commander who defeated the Athenian forces during the Sicilian Expedition
The Persian Satrap of the Hellespont who supported Sparta, paying for the rebuilding of their fleet in 410
The Persian Satrap of Caria who accompanied Chios when they went to Sparta seeking for support if they were to revolt
The King of Persia who decided to act in the interests of Sparta in 407
The Spartan commander who advocated moving Spartan operations to the Hellespont to cut off the Athenian grain supply. Killed in the Battle of Cyzicum
The son of the Persian King who was put in charge of operations after the Persians endorsed Sparta.
The Spartan Commander appointed to lead the Spartan forces in 407
The commander who replaced the former commander in 406. At first successfully blockaded the Athenian naval commander at Mytilene, but was then killed at Arginusae
The man left in charge of the Athenian fleet and given orders not to engage with the Persian fleet. He disobeyed these orders and was killed in the subsequent battle
Wrote 'The Histories'
Wrote 'The Pentecontatia'
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