The strategic: Two Persian armies were about to combine to oppose them.

We woke at dawn to find ourselves surrounded by a Persian army.

I have just destroyed an entire Persian army.

Zumboorucks were one of the royal guard units in the 19th-century Persian army.

Where, three years before, a Roman general had shattered the Persian army.

Bunch of stupid Greeks hold a pass against the whole Persian army.

This battle would mark the last time a Persian army invaded mainland Greece.

Once the Persian army had attained the battle formation he ordered a general attack.

He decided to defeat them all separately to avoid the risk of being defeated by a large unified Persian army.

The Athenians were able to defeat the much bigger Persian army.