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Miltiades dispatched a professional runner to Sparta to seek help, he runs for 250 km in two days. The Greeks were outnumbered by the Persians and they don't have archers so they decided to attack rather than defend to take advantage of one of the Persians' strategies. The Persians have their best troops in the middle so the Greeks strengthen their wing force and cornered them into the center. The Greeks won the battle. The image shows how important Pheidippides is after he delivers the message -
Xerxes, the son of Darius was determined to continue the assault against the Greeks. The Greeks chose a defensive position at Thermopylae. The Greeks had 7000 troops while the Persians had 180,000 troops. The Greeks plan to hold the Persians at Thermopylae while attacking the island of Euboea but things go wrong when the Greek fleet turned south. The reason why the Greeks lost is because of the traitor. The picture is important because it shows that there's a traitor in Greeks -
After the defeat of the Greeks, Themistocles assembled the Greek fleet to Salamis because he knows that this is the best chance to defeat the Persians. He dispatched a messenger to Xerxes with false information. After Xerxes read the message about Greek sailing away. The Greeks attacked the advancing Persians boats who are eager for the victory. The key to Greek's victory is Themistocles' idea and Xerxes' arrogance and confidence. The image shows how the battle in Salamis undergoes -
Delian League is an alliance between 150 other city-states. The members of this league need to contribute one man plus either ship or money to a common defense fund. Once they are in the league they can't withdraw without consent. The image shows all the city-states who joined the Delian League.