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490 BCE
Persian Wars
1st Persian War -
490 BCE
Persian Wars
Battle of Marathon-The messages ran from Marathon to Athens, 26 mile run and died of exhaustion after delivering a message. -
489 BCE
Battle of Salamis
The naval battle that “decided” the war
Athenians lead Persian warships to small area so they can take their ships apart with their tiny ships -
480 BCE
Persian Wars
2nd Persian War-Revenge by Persians Xerxes=King -
480 BCE
2nd Persian War
Battle of Thermopylae-
Spartans agree to help Athenians
Spartans hold the Persians for 3 days in the Mountain Pass -
479 BCE
Battle of Plataea
The Greeks lead a spartan army to fight the rest of the Persians so they can make peace with others