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Episode 185: The Battle of Thermopylae

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Xerxes, the Persian Army, Is Marching Into Greece, Drinking Rivers Dryve and Many Greek City States

In four 80 b c e, the persian preparations there complete. They march across the pontoon bridge, over the hellespont into greece,. drinking rivers dryve and many greek city states that had been buoyed by the athenian success at marathan. Xerxes had ad an army the likes of which had never been seen. It was in prehensibly massive. And these city states, they fear total annihilation if they, you now, wou try to stand up this bloke trying to resist him.

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