CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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What was the deciding battle during the first invasion of Greece by the Persians?
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Battle of Thermopylae
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Battle of Athens
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Battle of Rhodes
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Battle of Salamis
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Battle of Marathon
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Battle of Marathon, (September 490 bce), in the Greco-Persian Wars, decisive battle fought on the Marathon plain of northeastern Attica in which the Athenians, in a single afternoon, repulsed the first Persian invasion of Greece.
Detailed explanation-2: -Xerxes had spent years planning his invasion of Greece. It was to be his ‘divine punishment’ for his father Darius’ crushing defeat at Marathon in 490 BC. Now, a decade later, he had spared no expense in preparing a vast expeditionary force.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of Plataea was the final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece.
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