CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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the Spartans and Athenians defeated the Persians
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the Persians won, although the Athenians fought until the end
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Spartans fought until the end, but the Persians won
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the Persians won the battle easily
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Detailed explanation-1: -What was the result of the Battle of Thermopylae? A Persian army led by Xerxes I defeated Greek forces led by the Spartan king Leonidas in the Battle of Thermopylae.
Detailed explanation-2: -Remembering Thermopylae Though defeated at Thermopylae, the Greeks would ultimately prevail in the second Greco-Persian war, though not before Athens was sacked by the Persians. Following a naval defeat at the Battle of Salamis, Xerxes retreated to Asia, losing many men to disease and starvation along the way.
Detailed explanation-3: -After Thermopylae, the Greeks went on to achieve great victories at Salamis and Plataea where they decisively defeated the Persians. Leonidas and his men had reinforced the prestige of Sparta and raised the morale of all Greeks to continue fighting against Persia.