In 1000 BCE there was no Persia. The Persians were a minor tribe of no influence, which became subject to the Medes.
480 BC .
Alexander The Great
Cyrus the Great.
Xerxes
Xerxes
King Xerxes.
Of the Persian king Cyrus the Great and absorbed into his empire.
Wrong Answer : CYRUS THE GREAT Correct Answer : XERXES
The Persian leader at the time of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC was King Xerxes I. He was the son of Darius I and aimed to expand the Persian Empire by conquering Greece. Xerxes led a massive army against the Greek city-states, including a small contingent of Spartans led by King Leonidas, who famously resisted the Persian forces despite being vastly outnumbered.
The leader of the Athenian army in 490 BC during the Battle of Marathon was Miltiades. He played a crucial role in the Greek victory against the invading Persian forces, demonstrating effective military strategy and leadership. Miltiades' success at Marathon significantly boosted Athenian morale and established him as a prominent figure in Athenian history.
The southern Greek city-states assembled their army at Plataia and defeated the Persian army and its central Greek allies. Simultaneously the Greek coalition fleet cornered the remnants of the Persian fleet where it had taken refuge at Mycale in Asia Minor. This ended the Persian invasion and temporarily liberated the Greek city-states in Asia Minor from Persian control.
The Battle of Plataea 479 BC marked the final battle of the Second Persian invasion of Greece . This battle would mark the last time a Persian army invaded mainland Greece .