Encyclopedia - Battle Of Plataea: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Plataea
The Battle of Plataea took place in 479 BC between an alliance of Greek city-states Sparta, Athens, Corinth, Megara, and others against t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Marathon: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Marathon
The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) was the culmination of King Darius I of Persia's first major attempt to conquer the remainder of the Gree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Marathon: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Marathon - Background
Hippias, tyrant of Athens, had been expelled in 510 BC by his people, with the assistance of Cleomenes I, King of Sparta. He fled to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedon - Hellenic Controversy
The controversy whether or not ancient Macedonia should be considered a Hellenic state is addressed variously: based on ancient sources, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedonia Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedonia Region - History
Macedonia region - Ancient Macedonia 500 BC to 146 BC. For a more complete treatment of early Macedonia, see Macedon. Macedonia is kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Histories Herodotus: Encyclopedia Ii - Histories Herodotus - Storyline
Histories Herodotus - Book I Clio. The rulers of Lydia (on the west coast of modern Turkey): Candaules, Gyges, Alyattes, Crœsus How G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Plataea: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Plataea - Battle
Mardonius fortified the Asopus river in Boeotia, hoping that the Greeks would be unable to unite against him. However, the Athenians sent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedonia Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedonia Region - Boundaries And Definitions
The name of Macedonia has not been always used with regard to the region as defined above. In its beginnings, the ancient state of Macedo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedonia Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedonia Region - Demographics
As a frontier region where several very different cultures meet, Macedonia has an extremely diverse demographic profile. Greeks form the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedon - Language
See main article: Ancient Macedonian language. The language spoken by the area's inhabitants prior to the 5th century BC, and continued i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Marathon: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Marathon - Battle
On the ninth day (either 12 September or possibly 12 August 490 BC reckoned in the proleptic Julian calendar) it became known to the Athe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Marathon: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Marathon - Aftermath
As soon as Datis had put to sea, the Athenians marched to Athens. They arrived in time to prevent Artaphernes from securing a landing. Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedon - Early History
The first Macedonian state emerged 8th or early 7th century BC under the Argead Dynasty, when the Macedonians are said to have migrated t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedon - Expansion
Under Philip II, (359-336 BC), Macedon expanded into the territory of the Paionians, Thracians, and Illyrians. This brought into its orbi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedonia Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedonia Region - Etymology Of The Name Of Macedonia
According to ancient Greek mythology, Macedon - ancient Greek Μακεδών Makedōn, poetic Μακηδών Makēdōn - was the name of ...   » Read the article