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Their infantry soldiers were armoured, whereas the Persians just had wicker shields.

Their supply line was short, whereas the Persians were supplied by ship from Asia Minor - when the Persian war fleet was crippled at Salamis, they had to send half their army home as they could not be fed during the oncoming winter.

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