Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

If you don't resist, it's all good. You get to keep your structures and positions of power, and usually nothing will happen to you. But if you resist, then all bets are off. And so several of the communities of focus are really extremely roughly handled and get some very horrible anecdotes.

If you don't resist, it's all good. You get to keep your structures and positions of power, and usually nothing will happen to you. But if you resist, then all bets are off. And so several of the communities of focus are really extremely roughly handled and get some very horrible anecdotes.

And also some of the towns in Boeotia that were there at Thermopylae, so the Thespians and the Plataeans who were there at Marathon, are just razed to the ground. So their entire city is destroyed. The Athenians hope that they can gather the entire army of the alliance to try and stop them before they get to Athens.

And also some of the towns in Boeotia that were there at Thermopylae, so the Thespians and the Plataeans who were there at Marathon, are just razed to the ground. So their entire city is destroyed. The Athenians hope that they can gather the entire army of the alliance to try and stop them before they get to Athens.

And also some of the towns in Boeotia that were there at Thermopylae, so the Thespians and the Plataeans who were there at Marathon, are just razed to the ground. So their entire city is destroyed. The Athenians hope that they can gather the entire army of the alliance to try and stop them before they get to Athens.

So they're waiting, they pull the fleet back from Artemisia and they're waiting to see what the Spartans are going to do. But in very characteristic fashion, the Spartans are doing absolutely nothing. And as a result of that, the Athenians have to abandon Attica as well. So the Persians then just march straight on down into Attica. the Athenian territory and take the city because there is no one.

So they're waiting, they pull the fleet back from Artemisia and they're waiting to see what the Spartans are going to do. But in very characteristic fashion, the Spartans are doing absolutely nothing. And as a result of that, the Athenians have to abandon Attica as well. So the Persians then just march straight on down into Attica. the Athenian territory and take the city because there is no one.

So they're waiting, they pull the fleet back from Artemisia and they're waiting to see what the Spartans are going to do. But in very characteristic fashion, the Spartans are doing absolutely nothing. And as a result of that, the Athenians have to abandon Attica as well. So the Persians then just march straight on down into Attica. the Athenian territory and take the city because there is no one.

All of the Athenians have been evacuated almost and there's no one resisting them because they knew that alone they would not be able to stop this force.

All of the Athenians have been evacuated almost and there's no one resisting them because they knew that alone they would not be able to stop this force.

All of the Athenians have been evacuated almost and there's no one resisting them because they knew that alone they would not be able to stop this force.

Although, notably, he then also went up to the Acropolis and sacrificed to Athena.

Although, notably, he then also went up to the Acropolis and sacrificed to Athena.

Although, notably, he then also went up to the Acropolis and sacrificed to Athena.

Hedging his bets.

Hedging his bets.

Hedging his bets.

Well, it does fit this, what you've explained before about the way the Persians rule other places, right? I mean, they're perfectly happy to integrate in or assimilate into sort of local religious customs if it means that it makes them more acceptable.

Well, it does fit this, what you've explained before about the way the Persians rule other places, right? I mean, they're perfectly happy to integrate in or assimilate into sort of local religious customs if it means that it makes them more acceptable.

Well, it does fit this, what you've explained before about the way the Persians rule other places, right? I mean, they're perfectly happy to integrate in or assimilate into sort of local religious customs if it means that it makes them more acceptable.