Chapter 4 Eurasion Empires

Chapter 4 is all about the different empires such as the Persian Empire, the Greeks, the Roman Empire, Chinese Empires, and the Indian Empire.

The empires that surprised me the most were the Persian and Greek Empires. These empires surprised me because they had the most unfair battle in the history of wars. This took place in 490-479 B.C.E. The thing that intrigued me the most was the fact that the Greeks only fought with 300 men and the Persians with thousands or warriors. The Greeks were left with 300 men after all the rest retreated, and the Persians had a full army. Surprisingly, the Greek did a GREAT job holding off the Persian army, and were close to victory until their secret strategy was given away. It was a great success for the Greeks, and they fought till the very end, knowing that they would die, yet the battle continued until every single man was dead.

In my point of view, I thought it was the bravest thing to do on behalf of the Greeks. Although they knew they were going to lose, they still fought with heart, passion, intensity, and determination to get as far possible as they can. Personally, I don't think I would ever be able to do what these men did. They were committed and died for their leader Leonidas. Setting up yourself for failure is one thing, and dying for with 300 people is another thing. I think that it is amazing on both sides for the battle that they put up. The constant fight and commitment that each side had was commendable. The series of wars went on for years at a time, all different battles, and all of the same intensity as the rest. It takes real heart to do what the Greeks did, with that, no other army in our history, has pulled a stunt like that, and been successful with it.

Overall, the sacrifice with all the battles of the Greco-Persian wars was huge. Unfortunately, fighting was the only option for these two empires, but the battles will always be remembered through out the centuries to come. It shows us a great example of how warriors are supposed to fight and what you need to have what it takes to complete such stunts.