Marathon
479 BCE at Plataia.
Athens was aided in its defeat of the Persians in 480 BC by several key figures and allies. The most notable was Themistocles, an Athenian statesman and general, who played a crucial role in strategizing the naval battle at Salamis. Additionally, the Greek city-states, including Sparta, contributed to the unified effort against the Persian forces, culminating in decisive victories that halted the Persian advance into Greece.
From 334 to 331 BCE.
Its defeat and takeover by Alexander the Great.
Antonyms for "achievement" include "defeat" and "failure".
Alexander the Great defeated numerous great armies during his conquests. Some of the notable victories include the defeat of the Persian Empire led by Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela, the conquest of the Egyptian and Persian forces at the Battle of Issus, and the defeat of the Indian army led by King Porus at the Battle of Hydaspes. These victories solidified Alexander's status as one of history's greatest military commanders.
There were dozens, large and small. The most decisive were: 480 BCE Artemesium - Greek defeat 480 BCE Salamis - Persian defeat 479 BCE Plataea and Mycale - Persian defeats 466 BCE Eurymedon - Persian defeat 450 BCE Cyprus - Persian defeat
Persian empire
Marathon
They didn't defeat a war. They defeated the Persians in the Persian War in the eastern Mediterranean on land and sea 499-449 BCE.
By the Greek city-states combining to defeat the Persian army and navy.
Darius was a Persian.
Persian Empire
The Persian Empire.
Persia invaded Greece. The southern Greeks decided that if they could defeat the Persian fleet, the invasion would be exposed to defeat on land and could not be fed in such a poor country in winter. The defeat of the Persian navy at Salamis resulted in the withdrawal of half the Persian army and its subsequent defeat the following year when the Greeks assembled at Platia.
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