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decisive battle fought on the Marathon plain of northeastern Attica -
was fought between an alliance of Ancient Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, -
was a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles, and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes -
An alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and formed in 478 BCE to liberate eastern Greek cities from Persian rule and as a defence to possible revenge attacks from Persia -
The Persian wars timeline lasted from 478BCE all the way to 490BCE