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Battles of the Persian Invasions of Greece
This map shows the main battles of the Greco-Persian Wars in the central Greek
theatre. We start with Eretria (490 BC) and Marathon (490 BC), battles of
Darius's invasion of 490 BC. Ten years later Xerxes invaded in person, famously
defeating the Spartans and allies at Thermopylea, but at the same time his
fleet suffered a setback at Artemisium. The Persian victory at Thermopylea
forced the Greeks to pull back. The Athenians were forced to abandon the city
and take refuge on Salamis island, while the main Greek army waited at the
Isthmus of Corinth. The decisive naval battle of Salamis convinced Xerxe to
return home, although he left a powerful army behind. Only after this force was
defeated at Plataea (479 BC) was the Persian invasion finally over.
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