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  1. Apr 19, 2024 · Battle of Thermopylae, (480 bce), battle in central Greece at the mountain pass of Thermopylae during the Persian Wars. The Greek forces, mostly Spartan, were led by Leonidas . After three days of holding their own against the Persian king Xerxes I and his vast southward-advancing army, the Greeks were betrayed, and the Persians were able to ...

  2. Apr 16, 2024 · Xerxes I (born c. 519 bce —died 465, Persepolis, Iran) was a Persian king (486–465 bce ), the son and successor of Darius I. He is best known for his massive invasion of Greece from across the Hellespont (480 bce ), a campaign marked by the battles of Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea.

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  3. Apr 23, 2024 · Victory over the allied Greek states at the famous Battle of Thermopylae allowed the Persians to torch an evacuated Athens and overrun most of Greece. However, while seeking to destroy the combined Greek fleet, the Persians suffered a severe defeat at the Battle of Salamis.

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  5. Sep 1, 2009 · Timeline. 2400 BCE. First use of war chariots in Mesopotamia . c. 2240 BCE. Naram-Sin of Akkad campaigns against the Amorites in northern Syria . 2200 BCE - 1500 BCE. The Minoan Civilization flourishes on Crete, Greece. King Minos establishes the first navy in the region. 2193 BCE. Gutian invasion destroys Akkadian empire . c. 1750 BCE.

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  6. Apr 16, 2024 · Battle of Salamis. Salamis Island, Greece. The Battle of Salamis, fought in 480 BCE in the straits between mainland Greece and the island of Salamis, was a pivotal naval conflict during the second Persian invasion of Greece, led by King Xerxes of the Achaemenid Empire.

  7. 5 days ago · Although Agathocles' forces were eventually defeated in 307 BC, he managed to escape back to Sicily and negotiate peace, thus maintaining the status quo and Syracuse as a stronghold of Greek power in Sicily. Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC)

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