CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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What did Xerxes do after defeating the Spartans at Thermopylae?
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marched to Athens and built ships
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marched to Athens and threw a party
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marched to Athens and set up camp
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marched to Athens and burned it down
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mardonius was defeated at Plataea the following year, effectively ending the Persian invasion. After returning to Persia, Xerxes dedicated himself to large-scale construction projects, many of which were left unfinished by his father.
Detailed explanation-2: -In September Xerxes, joined by many Greeks north of Attica, burned Athens. The city was almost deserted, for the Athenians on the advice of Themistocles had entrusted themselves to “the wooden wall” of their ships in accordance with a Delphic oracle.
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