What Tom Holland has said about Darius I's European Scythian campaign
1 quote · 1 episode · May 10, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Darius I's European Scythian campaign 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 describes Darius as the first imperial invader to learn that the steppe is very hard to conquer, due to Scythian scorched-earth tactics.
“He's basically the first imperial invader to discover that it's not actually very easy to conquer the Stepplands”
The Rest Is History: 668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1) (May 10, 2026) · Listen from 30:12
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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