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The invasion of the island of Naxos by the Persians marked the beginning of the first Persian invasion of Greece. Link text -
Darius decides to try to conquer Europe and expand the Achaemenid Empire. He decides to start by invading Greece.
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The first Persian invasion led by Darius ended in the defeat of the Persians at the Battle of Marathon just north of Athens. Link text -
Shortly after the Egyptians revolted against the Persians, Darius died and was succeeded by his son Xerxes. Link text -
The Hellenic league formed together which unifies the Greek city-states to prepare for the second Persian invasion.
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The famous battle of the 300. King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors hold off the Persian army for 3 days but ultimately fall to Xerxes army.
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Xerxes forces pushed through Greece after the battle of Thermopylae and eventually found their way to Athens. The Persians were met by very little resistance as Athens was pretty much abandoned by then. Once he took Athens, Xerxes decided to burn the city to the ground and pillage the city.
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One of the major battles of the second Persian invasion. The Greek navy led by the Athenian commander Themistocles, heavily outnumbered were able to defeat the Persian fleet in a decisive victory.
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The final major land battle of the second Persian invasion of Greece. Xerxes forces were defeated near the city of Plataea in the Boeotia region. Link text -
After the Greeks defeated the Persians and Xerxes, they formed a new alliance among the city-states called the Delian League. United under the leadership of Athens,
