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490 BCE
The Battle of Marathon
Takes place on the plains of Marathon, about 40 km northeast of Athens. The Greeks won against the Persians with better strategy. -
Period: 490 BCE to 478 BCE
Persian Wars Timeline
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480 BCE
The battle of Thermopylae
The battle is on a mountain path to the far end of Thermopylae. King Leonidas leads 300 spartans to the battle but the Persians wins. They won because a Greek traitor lead the Persians to a small pass. -
480 BCE
The battle of Salamis
The battle takes plase on water, in a large island of the coast of Athens. The Greeks won by giving false information to Xerxes. Xerxes was so confident that his men would win, that he watched the battle from the top of a cliff. -
478 BCE
The Delian League
An important millitary alliance against any enemies that might threaten lonian Greeks