What Tom Holland has said about Athenian democracy
1 quote · 1 episode · May 10, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Athenian democracy once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on May 10, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland suggests the Athenians joined the revolt partly because they underestimated Persia, probably equating it with the Lydians as a regional overlord.
“they probably don't have a sense of just how vast the persian empire is and how immense the resources available to the persian king”
The Rest Is History: 668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1) (May 10, 2026) · Listen from 50:18
Episodes
668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1)The Rest Is History · May 10, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Darius I's rise, the Ionian Revolt and Athens' role in burning Sardis, leading up to the Persian landing at Marathon in 490 BC.
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