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Stories of the Persian War

Herodotus

Read by Nick Autorina, Christine Rottger, Ron Altman, Eli, AlexBG, Public Domain Scholar, jenno and A. Hohmeier · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Of the Revolt of Miletus (17:02)
Of the Taking of Miletus (26:51)
Of the First War against Greece (12:55)
Of the Battle of Marathon (17:22)
Of the Sons of Alcmaeon and the End of the Miltiades (18:14)
How Preparation was Made for the Second War against the Greeks (21:46)
Of the Setting Forth of Xerxes (12:20)
Of the March of Xerxes (22:01)
How Xerxes Crossed Over into Europe, and of his Army (15:41)
Of the March of Xerxes (20:54)
Of the Preparations of the Greeks (18:36)
Of the Army and the Ships of Xerxes, and of the First Fighting with the Greeks (8:26)
Of the Battle of Thermopylae (20:15)
Of the Battle of Thermopylae (Continued) (16:45)
Of the Ships of the Greeks at Artemisium (13:16)
Of the Departure of the Greeks from Artemisium and the Advance of Xerxes (11:02)
Of the Greeks at Salamis and of the City of Athens (18:54)
Of the Battle of Salamis (16:15)
Of the Flight of Xerxes (18:04)
Of the Preparing of the Persians and of the Greeks for War (14:10)
Of the Battle of Plataea (27:22)
Of the Battle at Mycale (11:19)