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Ionians received help from other Greek city-states for example Athens, but they still went down in defeat to the mighty Persian Empire and joined the Persians once again.

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Persians Burned Eretria To The Ground -490 BCE

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Persians Burned Eretria To The Ground -490 BCE

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Darius was ready to fight against the Greeks. He sent ships to the west and then Persian soldiers burned down a Greek city-state which was Eretria.

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Persians Lose Battle of Marathon -490 BCE

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Persians Lose Battle of Marathon -490 BCE

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After Darius and the mighty Persian army surprisingly lost in a battle against the Greeks he realized that they would be a lot harder to defeat than he thought.

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As Darius l was planning revenge against the Greeks he tragically died in 486 BCE and his son Xerxes l stepped in his place and continued making decisions for the Persian Emipre.

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Athenians Find a Huge Vein of Silver -483 BCE

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Athenians Find a Huge Vein of Silver -483 BCE

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Athenian slave miners working south of Athens found a vein of silver in 483 BCE. Later this silver would become very useful in the war on weapons and other things as well.

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Persian Armies March Through Southern Europe -480 BCE

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Persian Armies March Through Southern Europe -480 BCE

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The Persian armies along with the command of King Xerxes l marched through southern Europe against Greeks especially Athens and the Spartans.

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Athenian Navy Engaged Against Persian Ships -480 BCE

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Athenian Navy Engaged Against Persian Ships -480 BCE

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On September 20, 480 BCE the Athenian navy which consisted of 300 triremes fought against 500 Persian and Egyptian ships. The Greeks to everyone's surprise outmaneuvered the Persians and had better strategies.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Persians Defeated, Greek Victory -479 BCE

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Persians Defeated, Greek Victory -479 BCE

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As King Xerxes l watched his Persian Empire helplessly lose in defeat by a nearby hillside, all he knew was hope was lost. The Persians had been officially defeated in 479 BCE and never tried to fight the Greeks again.