Salamis (sea) and Plataea (land).
Salamis 480 BCE and Mycale 479 BCE.
The Aegean Sea.
By marching their army from Asia Minor around the Aegean Sea, and sailing their ships on the Aegean Sea.
In Mainland Greece, Asia Minor and the Aegean islands.
The main ones during the Persian War were Artemesion, Salamis, Plataea, Mycale, Eurymedon and Cyprus.
Athens' empire was built on the Delian League which was formed to contain Persian invasion. Once peace was arranged with the Persian Empire, Athens kept those states under control and turned them into an empire of its own.
About fifty. Which part of the 50-yearwar are you interested in?
Aegean Sea for its fleet. Dardanelles Strait for its army.
At Marathon and Salamis, the Greek cities defeated the Persian forces. At Thermopylai the Persian forces defeated the Greek cities.
One only - at Marathon. The other battles involved the other Greek states with Athens as a participant.
Yes, Persia did have control over Athens during the Greco-Persian Wars. After the Persian invasion in 480 BCE, Athens was occupied by Persian forces following the Battle of Salamis. However, Persian control was short-lived, as the Greek city-states, including Athens, united to defeat the Persians at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE, leading to the eventual withdrawal of Persian influence from the region.
One Allied victory during the Island Hopping battles of the Pacific Ocean was gaining control of the Solomon Islands.