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490 BCE
Battle of marathon
The Greeks used a very smart formation called phalanx that they formed in the city-state of marathon.The formation was that the foot soldiers fight side by side with there spear and shield up. The reason there is a marathon race is because of this battle because Pheidippides ran 26 miles to inform Athens of the victory at marathon. -
482 BCE
Battle of Thermopylae
The Greeks united to stop the Xerxes from taking Athens. 300 Spartans plus 7000 other soldiers were going against 10000 Persians. 300 spartan soldiers held Thermopylae (a mountain pass) for about three days but eventually lost Thermopylae because a traitor gave the location of the secret passage to the Persians. -
480 BCE
Battle of salamis
The battle of salamis was a battle in the sea where the Persians where going a against strong Athenian navy.With their strong navy the Athenians where able to sink 1/3 of the Persian fleet and that battle lead to the victory of the war for the Greeks. -
Period: 479 BCE to 431 BCE
Golden age of Athens
Athens became wealthy and powerful after the Persian war.The golden age was between the Persian war and the pelopolissian war.