The Persian Wars

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  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    Took place during a first Persian invasion of Greece. The Persians broke through the weakened Athenian centre, but the Greeks defeated them.
  • 480 BCE

    Battle of Thermopylae

    Battle in central Greece at the mountain pass of Thermopylae. The Greeks were betrayed and the Persian abled to pass behind the Spartans.
  • 480 BCE

    The Battle of Salamis

    Battle of Salamis was one of the final battles in the second war between the Persian Empire led by King Xerxes and an alliance of Greek city-states. Persians unable to supply their army by sea and forced to retreat North, causing their defeat.