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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Marathon in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Marathon. In 490 BC, King Darius I of Persia launched an offensive against the Greeks with the aim of further expanding his territory. However, in Marathon a much smaller Greek army inflicted a decisive defeat on the Persians. This feat marked a turning...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Trojan War in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Trojan War. When Menelaus, king of Sparta, returned home after visiting his dying father in Crete to discover that his beautiful wife, Helen, had been kidnapped by Paris and taken to Troy, he was furious. He declared a war on Troy that would last ten years, lead to...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of The Battle of Thermopylae in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of The Battle of Thermopylae. In 480 BC, the Persian Empire was preparing to attempt another invasion of Greece. Determined to fight against them, Leonidas I raised an army of several thousand men. Both forces headed to the narrow pass of Thermopylae, where the...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Actium in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Actium. For 13 years after the assassination of Julius Caesar, Rome faced a series of destructive internal conflicts. These conflicts came to a head in 31 BC, when Caesar's son Octavius and Mark Antony clashed at Actium. This battle played a decisive...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the eruption of Vesuvius in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the eruption of Vesuvius. In the year 79, Pompeii was a lively resort town located on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Little did its residents know, the city was about to be struck by a natural disaster that would erase the city from the map forever. Remembered...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life and legacy of Tutankhamun in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and legacy of Tutankhamun, Egypt's boy pharaoh. In spite of a brief reign that was cut short when the young sovereign died at the age of just 20, Tutankhamun is now one of the most famous pharaohs of all time and has captivated the popular imagination. His...
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