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=Background= In 520 B.C. Ionian Greeks revolted from their Persian rulers. Athens aided them in this battle but the Persian put down the rebellion and Darious vowed to destroy Athens. Darius sent a Persian fleet caring 25,000 men to attack the city of Athens. The Persians and Athenians met at the plains of marathon and it resulted in an Athenian victory. After that victory they send word back to Athens by a runner. the city did not give up when the Persian fleet arrived and the presence of the Greek army forced the Persians to retreat and end their campaign

= = =**THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE**=

= = =Greece= Classical Greece was made up of several cities states also known as a polis concentrated in the Meditation Sea. Their culture was derived from the Mycenaean Civilization that settled from the Steppes of Asia. At the time of the Invasion the two most powerful city states were Athens and Sparta. the video below depicts the differences between the two city states and give a glimpse of other aspects of Greek culture
 * The battle of Thermopylae took place in 480 BC. This was one of the major battles in the second Persian war that pitted the Persian empire against the city states of classical Greece. The Greeks formed formed an alliance to battle the massive Persian army led by the god King Xerxes. Xerxes Main Goal was to destroy the Greeks to revenge his father after the loss of the first Persian War. King Leonidas of Sparta led 7000 Greeks into battle to destroy the Persians at the mountain pass of Thermopylae.**

media type="custom" key="12572120" =Persian Empire= The Persian Empire was a vast kingdom. At its height it span three continents, had five capitals and was one of the largest Empires in the classical world. It was ruled by a monarchs. Teh most famous are Cyrus the Great and Darius the III.