Dr. Roel Konijnendijk

It really does make more sense, doesn't it? When you're thinking about, as you described the geography, you know, we're going into this narrow past. There's no way the whole Persian force would have been brought down there. There's simply no geographic room for them.

It really does make more sense, doesn't it? When you're thinking about, as you described the geography, you know, we're going into this narrow past. There's no way the whole Persian force would have been brought down there. There's simply no geographic room for them.

Not at all. I mean, the success of the Persian military had always been about keeping the distance and letting the arrows do the work, really. Quite right.

Not at all. I mean, the success of the Persian military had always been about keeping the distance and letting the arrows do the work, really. Quite right.

Not at all. I mean, the success of the Persian military had always been about keeping the distance and letting the arrows do the work, really. Quite right.

We have dozens of later Greek accounts of the Persian king showing his largesse and beneficence by giving humble peasants silver cups full of coins and so forth. It is part of the Persian mission as well to do that.

We have dozens of later Greek accounts of the Persian king showing his largesse and beneficence by giving humble peasants silver cups full of coins and so forth. It is part of the Persian mission as well to do that.

We have dozens of later Greek accounts of the Persian king showing his largesse and beneficence by giving humble peasants silver cups full of coins and so forth. It is part of the Persian mission as well to do that.

But perhaps in narrative terms, you need the scapegoat, don't you? You need to tie it up somehow. You need the villain after all.

But perhaps in narrative terms, you need the scapegoat, don't you? You need to tie it up somehow. You need the villain after all.

But perhaps in narrative terms, you need the scapegoat, don't you? You need to tie it up somehow. You need the villain after all.

And you really get a sense of The fear in Athens from the archaeological record in particular, it's amazing, you know, that all of those beautiful marble statues we have of Kourai, these beautiful sort of naked males and beautifully dressed female figurines, which were possibly grave markers.

And you really get a sense of The fear in Athens from the archaeological record in particular, it's amazing, you know, that all of those beautiful marble statues we have of Kourai, these beautiful sort of naked males and beautifully dressed female figurines, which were possibly grave markers.

And you really get a sense of The fear in Athens from the archaeological record in particular, it's amazing, you know, that all of those beautiful marble statues we have of Kourai, these beautiful sort of naked males and beautifully dressed female figurines, which were possibly grave markers.

All of these were deliberately buried at the top of the Acropolis in order to save them from the Persian attack. The Athenians were just bracing themselves for the kind of annihilation that they'd seen elsewhere. And of course, this is why the population took ship, went over to the island of Salamis as quickly as they possibly could. And when Xerxes got there, yes, he did exactly as was forecast.

All of these were deliberately buried at the top of the Acropolis in order to save them from the Persian attack. The Athenians were just bracing themselves for the kind of annihilation that they'd seen elsewhere. And of course, this is why the population took ship, went over to the island of Salamis as quickly as they possibly could. And when Xerxes got there, yes, he did exactly as was forecast.

All of these were deliberately buried at the top of the Acropolis in order to save them from the Persian attack. The Athenians were just bracing themselves for the kind of annihilation that they'd seen elsewhere. And of course, this is why the population took ship, went over to the island of Salamis as quickly as they possibly could. And when Xerxes got there, yes, he did exactly as was forecast.

I mean, he razed the city to the ground. And I suppose the the population of the city in exile on Salamis, they would have seen their city burn. It's quite clear.

I mean, he razed the city to the ground. And I suppose the the population of the city in exile on Salamis, they would have seen their city burn. It's quite clear.

I mean, he razed the city to the ground. And I suppose the the population of the city in exile on Salamis, they would have seen their city burn. It's quite clear.