Above: Tymvos (burial mound) of the 192 Athenians who died in the battle.
"They took up their position, and when the sacrifices proved propitious the Athenians were given the signal and advanced on the barbarians at the run." -- Herodotus
Dur Écu chronicles my interests and research in various areas of history, chiefly military history. Much of this work is related to personal projects and some to my day job, since the two overlap from time to time. A glance at the Labels will show the current range of those interests. All original content is copyright © 2012 by Dur Écu.
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