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The Persians conquered  Ionia in 546 b.c. Which is an area of Greek colonies in the west.

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499 B.C - They rebelled with the support of Athens.

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In 494 b.c Persia crushed the Lonian revolt and Darius the first vowed to punish Athens for helping Lonia.

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490 B.C - the Persian army landed at marathon 24 miles east of Athens.

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During the battle of Thermopylae in 480 b.c, Xerxes invaded Athens & hundreds of Persian ships went on to attack. So they built an alliance. This became the first navle battle in history.

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Finally, The Athenians fought the Persians on triremes. A united Greek army defeated the Persians at the battle of Plataea and they destroyed nearly a third of the Persian fleet in 479 b.c.