The Story of Ancient Greece: The Persian War, with Joshua Hoffman

The Story of Ancient Greece: The Persian War, with Joshua Hoffman

Thu, Sept 26 2:45-4:00pm

Joshua gives us an illustrated talk about an era that changed the world. In ancient times, four great empires ruled over the near east: Infamous Babylon, Ancient Egypt, Giant Media, and Wealthy Lydia. Then the Persian empire conquered all of them. And then, the largest empire the world had ever known set its gaze on Greece. Staring defiantly back, despite being outnumbered twenty-five to one, was a small alliance led by Sparta and Athens. This session focuses on the story of the subsequent war, the ultimate David vs. Goliath battle. Joshua has degrees in history and education.