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The Persians sacked Athens in 480 BCE .
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How did Xerxes punish Athens after Darius died?
He captured Athens and looted the city in 480-479 BCE.
What road could Persians have taken to invade Athens?
The attack on Athens in 490 BCE was by the sea road, landing at Marathon where the army was defeated and reembarked. The capture of Athens in 480 BCE was by the coastal road which roughly followed today's Highway 1.
At which battle did the Athenians defeat the Persians at sea?
At the battle of Salamis in 480 BCE a fleet of southern Greek city states severely defeated the Persian fleet causing it to retire back to Mycale, where it was eliminated the following year. The Athenian navy formed a significant part of the Greek fleet led by Sparta.
What year was 300 based on?
480 BCE, during the Persian invasion of mainland Greece.
What year did the battle of Thermopylae start?
It started and ended within three days in 480 BCE.
How did Xerxes punish Athens after Darius died?
He captured Athens and looted the city in 480-479 BCE.
When did sparta defeat athens?
They worked together when the persians were attacking
What year was the battle of salamis bay?
480 BCE.
What road could Persians have taken to invade Athens?
The attack on Athens in 490 BCE was by the sea road, landing at Marathon where the army was defeated and reembarked. The capture of Athens in 480 BCE was by the coastal road which roughly followed today's Highway 1.
What year did the Persians plan to invade Greece?
480 BCE.
What year did the Greek Spartans accomplish Thermopylae?
In 480 BCE.
What year was the war between Athens and Sparta?
431 BCE to 404 BCE.
The Persian emperor who launched the second invasion of the Greek mainland in 481 BCE ultimately burning Athens to the ground was?
It was 480 BCE, and the king of Persia (not emperor) was Xerxes.
What is the site of the Greek naval victory during Persian Wars?
There were two - Salamis, in the bay between the island of Salamis and Athens in 480 BCE, and at Mykale in Asia Minor in 479 BCE.
During the time of Xerxes at Themoplyae what year did it take place?
480 BCE
At which battle did the Athenians defeat the Persians at sea?
At the battle of Salamis in 480 BCE a fleet of southern Greek city states severely defeated the Persian fleet causing it to retire back to Mycale, where it was eliminated the following year. The Athenian navy formed a significant part of the Greek fleet led by Sparta.
What did Sparta do during the Persian War?
It was called by Athens to help oppose the Persian attack in 490 BCE, but arrived after the battle was over. It provided land and naval contingents and leadership at the battles of Salamis 480 BCE and Plataia 479 BCE. It then turned its attention to its own internal problems and Athens took over leadership 478-449 BCE.
