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The idea that a battle made Europe possible is plain stupid.

Europe is a continent. It had and has many peoples in it.

The Persian War was a minor and temporary influence in local terms - the eastern end of the Mediterranean. Durant making grandiose claims about the future of the continent hanging on a battle in Greece is plain stupid.

Had the Persians taken over mainland Greece, the Greek cities would have in due course freed themselves. Persia itself was vulnerable as Alexander provd a century later.

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