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Source/Further reading:

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo by Sir Edward Creasy

Herodotus’ Historial

The Defence of Greece 490–479 BC by JF Lazenby

Persian Fire: the First World Empire and the Battle for the West by Tom Holland