In The Policy of Darius and Xerxes towards Thrace and Macedonia Miroslav Vasilev analyses in detail the policy of the Persian kings towards their European possessions in the years 514-465 BC.
Miroslav Vasilev, PhD (2010), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, is an independent researcher. He has published articles concerning early Macedonian history (before Philip II), including The military-political campaign of Sitalces against Perdiccas II and the Chalcidians (431-429 B.C.), Ziva Antika, Skopje 2011.