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499 BCE
Start of the Persian War
Persians, under the control of Darius 𝘐, were expanding to Europe. They conquered Ionia, Thrace and Macedonia King Darius then wanted Athens and the rest of Greece. Nobody knew why he was doing this. Athens and Sparta agreed to form an alliance to protect Greece. -
Period: 499 BCE to 449 BCE
Persian War
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490 BCE
Marathon
The Greeks and the invading forces of King Darius 𝘐 had a battle in a place near Marathon. Winning would be a moment of folklore as the moment Greek city states showed courage, excellence and liberty. Marathon was the first time the Persian Achaemenid Empire would be beaten. -
486 BCE
Daruis 𝘐 Death
He was the third Persian King of the Achmaenids, and ruled from 522 to 486 BCE. He spent 3 years to raise an army. He attempted to conquer Greece several times. He was the son of Hystapes and father of Xerxes. He died 30 days after contracting an illness. -
480 BCE
Thermopylae
Within a decade Xerxes continued Darius' vision and in 480 BCE he collected a huge invasion force to attack Greece again, via Thermopylae. In August a small army of Greeks led by Leonidas held up for 3 days but were killed. The Greek fleet held off the Persians at a navy battle. While these battles were going on it gave Greek cities enough time to prepare for battle. -
480 BCE
Salamis
In September there was a naval battle between the Greeks and Persians. Athens had a good strategy while the Persians had a larger fleet. The Greeks took advantage of the narrow channels near the island of Salamis, by steering the ships carefully. It was an important victory because it was a turning point in the war. -
480 BCE
Leonidas Death
He was King of Sparta and died with his men at Thermopylae in 480 BCE. Because him and his army allegedly killed so many Persians, the Persians found his corpse and beheaded him. -
479 BCE
Plataea
In August 479 BCE both Army's met at Plataea. The Greeks handled the largest hoplite army ever seen which came from over 30 city states and numbered 110,000 soldiers. The Persians collected a similar number of troops and maybe even a bit more. Once again the Greeks one and ended Xerxes ambitions for Greece. -
465 BCE
Xerxes Death
Ruler and Emperor of Persian Empire from 486 to 465 BCE. He spent 4 years raising a massive army and navy, numbering 360,000 troops. He killed his brother's family at the Queen's demand. He was later murdered by members of his court because he failed at taking over Greece. -
449 BCE
Victory to Greece
The Greeks had a victorious win. If they had not one none of their culture would have been brought to western civilisation. -
449 BCE
Peace of Callias
It is a peace treaty between Athens and Persia following the Persian Wars. The treaty is named after the wealthy Athenian statesman Callias, who may have helped the Greeks in the peace discussions.