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The Persian Empire conquers Ionia, an area of Greek colonies in present day western Turkey.

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Ionia, with the help of Athens, try to gain independence but are defeated by the Persian Empire.

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The emperor of the Persian Empire, Darius I, promises to punish Athens and Ionia.

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FUN FACT: The reason why we have Marathons is because a man ran 26.2 miles all the way to Athens to tell the Athenians that the Greeks had won.

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The Persian army land in Marathon, the Greeks were outnumbered by the Persians, but their strategy helped them defeat the Persians.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Xerxes, Darius's succesor, attacks Athens and brings 150,00 soldiers, but Athens built alliances with Sparta and other city-states and together defeat the Persians again.

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The battle was actually taking place in the same time as the Battle of Thermopylae!

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A small fleet of Athenian boats called "triremes" had to face off againts the large Persian fleet but the Athenians manage to win.

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The final battle of the Greco-Persian Wars

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A large and united Greek army finally defeated the Persians and the Persians never tried invading Greece EVER again.