A historical anecdote explains why the Macedonians and Spartans never went to war when king Philip conquered all of Greece.

These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a ... who came from an area around modern day Iran. The Persian kings tried to conquer Greece a few times ...

These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a ... who came from an area around modern day Iran. The Persian kings tried to conquer Greece a few times ...

A highly successful 'war machine', the phalanx was used primarily ... though in time they adopted tactics to overcome the close combat favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords ...

When the Persian army landed at Marathon in 490 BC ... Megara, and Corinth. Greek couriers of his day are believed to have been able to cover over a hundred kilometres a day, but Phidippides ...

When faced with a Greek invasion ... on the good behavior of Alexander and his right to rule the Persian Empire and continue the war against those who betrayed Darius. Even in death, the accounts ...