CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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The Persians burned down Athens.
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The Persians retreated from Greece.
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The Greeks destroyed the Persian navy.
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The Greeks fought a war against Sparta.
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Detailed explanation-1: -This defeat allowed the Persian army to march on into the heart of Greece and burn Athens to the ground, though the Greeks were eventually able to repel the Persian invasion following victories in the naval battle of Salamis (480) and the land battle of Plataea (479).
Detailed explanation-2: -The significance of the battle for Western Civilization While the Battle of Thermopylae was technically a defeat for the Greeks, it was also a victory in the long run because it marked the beginning of several important Greek victories against the Persians and boosted the morale of all the Greek city-states.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.