The Persian Army and the Tip of Mount Athos

Some historians say that if not for the stability and centralization. of macedonia during this they may never have coalesced into a strong, centralized state. The thracian tribes do get one good sucker punch in on mardonius before they get crushed brutally. A tribe of them will ambush the persian army at night and create great havoc,. including wounding mardonius. Right around the same time, this fleet that is accompanying the Persian army will try to round a point called mount athos. As soon as the fleet hits the tip, it gets hit by winds, strong winds, according to herodotus. And he says 300 ships sank, and 20 thousand men died