Great Persian Wars

Battle of Marathon

490 BCE

The first battle of the Persian Wars took place in 490 BCE in the plains of Marathon, 40 km northwest of the city of Athens. A fight between the Greeks(Athens) who were heavily outnumbered by king Darius and his Persian army but instead lost once the Athen troops broke down their defense soon forcing the Persians to retreat. Philippide's story of running 150 miles in two days from Marathon to Sparta to request their assistance, famously inspired the modern-day race.

Battle of Thermopylae

480 BCE

The following war after the previous clash was the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE, in central greece at the mountain pass of Thermopylae. The Persian army and troops would now be commanded by new king persian king and succesor Xerxes. The battle ended in a sore defeat for Athens as not one athenian soldier survived that day due to the traitor in the greeks army that led the Persian forces along the far end of the mountain pass trapping and surrounding the athenian soldiers.

Battle of Salamis

480 BCE

Finally the last and most crucial fight of the Persian Wars, being the Battle of Salamis as this was a Naval battle in the Saronic Gulf Sea of Greece. Still recovering from the gruesome defeat in Thermopylae, the Greeks, in some way change their efforts and result in being the victors of the Battle of Salamis, by strategically leading the persian fleets onto the strait narrow gulfs of water making it hard for them to sail.

The Delian League

478 BCE

The Delian League had been founded in 4780 BCE, the alliance was comprised of 150 other city-states. The intention of the Delian league was to create an alliance that would be able to fend enemy persia attacks if they were to attack greece again one day.