The Athenian hoplites would have to face the massed ranks of the Persians alone. Outnumbered by 2:1, the Athenians at first took fright at their vast enemy, with its multicoloured costumes ...

One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal opponent, Darius III of Persia ... (Diodorus 17.6.1; Justin 10.3.2).