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1st Persian war -
Battle of Marathon- An Athenian ran 26.2 miles to tell the Greeks about their win and he dies of exhaustion. -
2nd Persian War- Revenge by Persians Xerses is king.
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Battle of Thermopylae- Spartans agree to help the Athenians. The Spartans hold the Persians for 3 days in the mountain pass
Phalanx- formation they use in this battle -
Battle of Salamis- The Spartans tricked the Athenians to sail to a island that they couldn’t maneuver in because it was too shallow. The Greeks cut warships to pieces to defeat the Athenians -
Ended the Persian war, Greeks led and Spartans crushed he Persians.