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Under Xerxes I's command, two major battles were the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Salamis. The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE saw a small Greek force, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, make a valiant stand against Xerxes' vastly larger army. Following this, the naval Battle of Salamis, also in 480 BCE, resulted in a decisive Greek victory, where the Greek fleet, under Athenian general Themistocles, outmaneuvered and defeated the Persian navy. These battles were pivotal in the Greco-Persian Wars, ultimately leading to the decline of Persian ambitions in Greece.

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