Historical educational posts on Ancient Greek history. I'll be covering Greek history stretching from the Greek Bronze Age and the days of Achilles and Troy, to the Hellenistic Age of Alexander and Cleopatra, covering topics ranging from daily city life to all-out warfare. I'll also be looking a lot into Iranian/Persian history, and their infamous conflicts with the Greeks throughout history. All feedback, positive and/or negative, is very welcome. Hope ya learn plenty-a-stuff! :)
25 Nov 2021 25 minute read 2 comments YouveBeenGreeked
Check out my previous blog on the Battle of Salamis, 480 BC THE SIEGES OF POTIDAEA AND OLYNTHUS [ABOVE: A map of Chalkidike, northern Greece, showing the locations of both Olynthus and Potidaea] Xerxes was escorted back to Asia over the Hellesp...
5 Nov 2021 16 minute read 2 comments YouveBeenGreeked
Check out my previous blog on the Persian sack of Athens ARTEMISIA’S ADVICE Xerxes’ fleet sailed for Athens. By this point, it’s likely that his forces were even larger than before the battles at Thermopylae and Artemisium, since more Greek stat...
18 Oct 2021 7 minute read 0 comments YouveBeenGreeked
Check out my previous blog on the Battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium MARCH THROUGH BOEOTIA After the victory at Thermopylae, Xerxes now marched through Boeotia towards Athens. Meanwhile, the Thessalians sent heralds to Phocis; Thessaly and Ph...
8 Oct 2021 23 minute read 7 comments YouveBeenGreeked
Check out my previous blog on Themistocles and Leonidas's preparations for the war THE PRE-BATTLE [ABOVE: The sites of Artemisium and Thermopylae, central Greece] Xerxes set up camp at Malis in Trachis, All Greek land north of the Hot Gates wa...
27 Sep 2021 23 minute read 4 comments YouveBeenGreeked
Check out my previous blog on the rise of the Persian king Xerxes, and his march to Greece Check out my previous blog on the Battle of Marathon, 490 BC THE SECOND GRECO-PERSIAN WAR Details on the Greco-Persian Wars were primarily recorded by the...
5 Jun 2021 20 minute read 7 comments YouveBeenGreeked
Check out my previous blog on the Ionian Revolt and the start of the Greco-Persian Wars MILTIADES THE ELDER: TYRANT [ABOVE: A Roman copy of a Greek bust of Miltiades the Younger, originally from the 5th−4th centuries BC, now at the Slovenian Na...
31 May 2021 1 minute read 3 comments YouveBeenGreeked
Sorry it's been a while - I've had a lot of work commitments to make recently, and blogging has had to unfortunately come second to that. I have slowly been working on the next blog, and I'm nearly done. It's a shame this post in particular has had t...
25 Mar 2021 25 minute read 4 comments YouveBeenGreeked
Check out my previous post on Darius the Great's expansion of his Persian Empire Check out my previous post on Kleisthenes and the birth of Athenian Democracy OVERVIEW [ABOVE: Map of the Ionian Revolt, 499 - 493 BC] In 499 BC, the Greek cities...
25 Dec 2020 1 minute read 1 comment YouveBeenGreeked
That's all. Just have a great day. Lots of love to everyone. :) ...OK that's not all. Also on this day in history:• 274 AD - Emperor Aurelian (the best emperor ever, don't @ me) dedicates a temple to the sun god Sol Invictus• 337 AD - First known d...
2 Oct 2020 1 minute read 4 comments YouveBeenGreeked
My drawing of a Spartan Hoplite, c.6th/5th century BC I can't remember exactly when I drew this, but it was a couple of years ago now - hope you like it, and sorry for the scrunched up paper! Makes me wonder if I should get back into drawing? ... --...
