Burning of Sardis
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Burning of Sardis has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland explains that Greek hoplites caught in open ground by Persian cavalry were extremely vulnerable, as shown in the rout after Sardis.
“if they get caught in open land by Persian cavalry, they are toast. And this is pretty much what happens now”
The Rest Is History: 668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1) (May 10, 2026) · Listen from 52:53
Holland compares the Athenian and Ionian burning of Sardis to the September 11 attacks as an affront Darius had to answer.
“obviously, this is the equivalent of people flying planes into the Twin Towers. I mean, this is an appalling insult and appalling affront”
The Rest Is History: 668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1) (May 10, 2026) · Listen from 5:05
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
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.