Xerxes the great
The second Persian invasion of Greece was initiated by Emperor Xerxes I. Following the defeat of his father Darius I at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, Xerxes aimed to expand Persian control and sought revenge against the Greek city-states. His campaign culminated in significant battles such as those at Thermopylae and Salamis in 480 BCE.
Second Persian invasion of Greece happened in -480.
First Persian invasion of Greece happened in -492.
The first Persian invasion of Greece was during the Persian Wars in 492 BCE. It was ordered by the Persian King Darius I to punish the city-states of Athens and Eretria.
Persia did not conquer Greece. Persia attempted to conquer Greece but the invasion was repelled. Earlier, Greeks had fought against Persia in the Ionian Revolt, and the Persian invasion was intended as retribution for the violation of Persian temples.
480-479 BCE.
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The Persian invasion of peninsular Greece 480-479 BCE.
The Persian invasion of mainland Greece 480-479 BCE.
Persian king Xerxes invaded mainland Greece in 480-479 BCE.
The Persian invasion.