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the pearsain wars were started when the athens and eretria sent aid to the lonians in there revolt against persia. this made persia even more angry. they demanded greece to surrender which was declined.
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with the Persians closing in on the athens, Athenian general Miltiades took command of the hastily assembled army. he had a strategy which weakend the center of his out numberd force but strenthened its wings confusing the persians. his strategy was victorious beating the persians strength making greece win the battle of the marathon
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the greek navy was staying on the isle of Salamis, the presence of the enemy close to Phaleron, the Athenian harbor had a strategy to win a battle. Athenian admiral Themistocles, pretended to be a friend of the Persians he lured the enemy navy into the straits of Salamis. Early in the morning of 29 September the peausauns started to enter the narow straits. the plan had worked and the persuans walked strait into the greeks trap. leaving the greek navy victorious
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the greek fought the invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae. extremely outnumberd, the Greeks delayed the pearsians in one of the most famous last stands of history.A small force led by the king of sparta leonidas blocked the only path. the persians defeted the greeks, but leonidas stayed behind with his army of 300 spartens and fought against the thousands of persians. at the end the spartens lost the battle but it made the most iconic last stand in history.
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this battle was a land battle near the small town of Plataea. after the peausians loss in the Battle of Salamis Xerxes left Greece with much of his army. but his general, Mardonius, remained in northern Greece wanting to continue the fight. with an army that is to small for the persians they lost the battle making greece win the battle and the wa.