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Persia was one of the most powerful and largest empires. Persia had taken over Ionian. The Ionians asked Sparta and Athens for help. The Greek city of Miletus was burned. The Persians had 10,000 troops called the "Immortals".This started the Persian Wars.
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Why did Persia want to take over and invaid Greece?
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-Island was shallow
-persian ships heavy
-Greeks ships light.
-used greek ships as battling rams -
-Sea
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-Persian war General
-Led Athenians in battle of salamis -
-Greek league against Persia
-Sparta army
-Athens Navy -
-7,000 Greeks held Persians for two days
-Greeks fought a army three times its size
-Spartans fought with Greeks
-Troops died
Persains won
suffered loss -
-on Sea
-300 Spartans brave stand -
-Cimon delivers coast town of Caria
-Fought by land -
-Treaty happend
-Athens had lots of power -
-Greeks had clever plan
-Most men on outside
-Athenians did not need Spartans to help
-A man that did not make it -
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- Why did Persia invade Greece?
