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= **Later Battles:** =
 * The battle of Thermopylae lasted three days. A traitor told the Persians of a secret pass around the mountains. Out of fear of defeat, all but the three hundred Spartans remained to protect the retreating army. After two days of fighting the Spartan line broke and the Persians Destroyed the but their loss allowed the others to escape and fight again. The Persians won this battle and gained control of Boeotia **
 * The persians did nto winb the war. later at the they lost 1/3 of their fleet at the channel of Salamis. the athenians took advantage of the persians large warships. The Greek ships drove rams into the persian ships and sank them. In addition, Spartans destroyed the rest of the persian army at the final battle on the plains of Plataea in 479 B.C. **

media type="youtube" key="JrRJ_ZaSm0Q" height="315" width="420" = **Post War :** =
 * This was the last attempted made by the Persian to invade Greece. The Greeks gained a new sense of confidence and freedom because they no longer had to worry about the Persian empire. Athens became the leader of the Delian. The Delian was an alliance of 140 city states called the Delian and drove out Persia from other Greek city state. This power caused Athens to enter a Golden Age. **