{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Greco-Persian Wars - Part 2: The flames of rebellion and Persian vengeance","description":"Dawn breaks over Sardis, and the world changes forever. The city erupts in fire, chaos, and blood. Greek rebels charge through Persian streets, and the empire’s wrath is about to descend.\r\n\r\nThe silence of oppression is gone. In the year four ninety-nine before the common era, the Ionian Revolt explodes into full violence. Greek rebels, joined by Athenian and Eretrian allies, move through Sardis with desperate purpose. Swords flash in the morning light, and the city’s narrow lanes become battlegrounds. Flames leap from rooftops. Smoke and screams fill the air. The Persian governor’s palace becomes a pyre. Black smoke climbs into the sky for all the world to see. Persian officials run for their lives, clutching whatever they can carry. Civilians panic, trampling the fallen as Persian soldiers lash out at friend and foe. The sack of Sardis is both victory and warning—a celebration and a curse. The rebels know they have crossed a line.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://theconflictarchive.com/conflict/greco-persian-wars","author_name":"The Archive Network"}