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Persian War 520-479 B.C. Leading to the War Greeks living in region of Ionia on Anatolia were taken over by Persian Empire 520 B.C. Ionian Greeks revolt Athens sends aid in form of ships & soldiers Darius squashes revolt & vows revenge Battle of Marathon 490 B.C. Darius sends 25,000 men across Aegean Sea Land northwest of Athens on field of Marathon Athenian Phalanx stands waiting Outnumbered by the Persian’s (10,000) Attack Win the Battle of Marathon 6,400 Persian casualties vs. 192 Athenian Pheidippides warns Athens Athens wins battle Persian Wars Battles of Thermopylae & Salamis 480 B.C. Xerxes (Darius’ son) tries to crush the Greeks Marches down Eastern coast Greeks were ÷ Persian’s had Greeks fighting w/ them 7,000 Greeks, including 500 Spartans fight Xerxes @ Battle of Thermopylae Narrow mountain pass Xerxes underestimated Greeks Fight for 3 days Traitor gives secret passage to defeat Greeks Spartans hold off while others flee (no survivors) Athens decides to fight @ sea Lead by Themistocles Xerxes set fire to Athens & tried to hem Athenians in the channel Persian fleet could not maneuver Greek ships rammed ships losing 1/3 of his ships Spartans defeat Persians on final battlefield of Plataea (479 B.C.) Consequences Athens b/c’s leader of Greeks Alliance of 140 city-states called Delian League Drive Persians out Athens enters its brief golden age