1. The Greeks were victorious in this battle against the Persians, but this did not guarantee the safety of Athens. A runner was dispatched from the battlefield to warn the city to prepare its defense. Where was this battle, which gave its name to an Olympic event? Salamis Marathon Plataea Heraclea

2. This battle may be said to have been Alexander the Great's first major victory against the Persian Empire. Battle of the Granicus Battle of Mylae Siege of Tyre Battle of Plataea

3. The Persians were advancing on Greece with the biggest army ever seen, and the Greeks needed time to muster their troops. 300 men took a suicidal stand to hold the Persians off and buy time for the Greeks. This battle became one of the most inspirational stories in military history. Where was it fought? Thermopylae Plataea Salamis Artemisium

4. This battle is said to be one of Julius Caesar's greatest victories, and effectively marked the end of significant Gallic resistance to Roman rule. Beneventum Asculum Alesia Mylae

5. Flaminius was caught completely unawares by Hannibal in this battle, which took place in 217 BCE. Trasimene Ticinus Issus Trebia

6. The decision to fight this sea battle was made on the basis of a prediction made by the Oracle at Delphi. Plataea Salamis Thermopylae Mylae

7. Ramses II 'the Great' and Muwatallis of the Hittites faced off in one of the biggest chariot battles ever fought. Both sides claimed victory, but where did this battle between the two greatest empires of the day take place? Ugarit Heliopolis Megiddo Kadesh

8. Fought in 216 BCE, this battle saw the Cartaginians overcome superior numbers to win the day. Beneventum Cannae Trasimene Actium

9. This city was besieged for seven months, and bravely stuggled to survive. When it eventually fell, its attackers were so enraged by its tenacity that they destroyed most of the city, and those who survived the ensuing massacre were sold into slavery. Arbela Tyre Trasimene Troy

10. Mark Antony and Octavian squared off in this sea battle, to decide who would rule Rome. Actium Heraclea Salamis Arbela