🔥 See the moment Persia launched the attack — full episode on YouTube.

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]The Greek position that held for 11 days is breaking apart across the plain. Dust rising from moving columns, units no longer aligned with each other.

[00:00:11]An officer beside him smiles.

[00:00:14]They're retreating. For days, the seers had warned against a direct attack.

[00:00:19]Every morning the answer had been the same. Wait.

[00:00:23]One of the officers reminds him carefully. The omens still warn against pursuit. But Mardonius keeps watching the Greek withdrawal. Then he sees something critical.

[00:00:35]The Spartans are separated from the Athenians. The center is nowhere near either wing.

[00:00:41]The Greek line is no longer a line.

[00:00:44]He makes the decision instantly.

[00:00:47]They are breaking.

[00:00:49]Advance.