Very Short Description about Persian war .

• ·         Very Short Description about Persian war .

  
  

      The Persian Wars were a series of wars fought between the Persians and the Greeks from 492 BC to 449 BC. King of Persia, decided he wanted to conquer the Greeks in 490 BC..

  
  

  Battle of Marathon: The Persian fleet landed at the Bay of Marathon, about 25 miles from the city of Athens. The Persians had a lot more soldiers, but they underestimated the fighting capability of the Greeks. The army of Athens routed the Persian army killing around 6,000 Persians and only losing 192 Greeks.

  
  

  Second Invasion of Greece: Ten years later, in 480 BC, the son of Darius I, King Xerxes, decided to get his revenge on the Greeks.

  
  

  Battle of Thermopylae: The Greeks put together a small force, led by the Spartan King Leonidas I and 300 Spartans. The Greeks held off the Persians killing thousands, until the Persians found a way around the mountains and got behind the Greeks. The Spartans fought to the death, killing as many Persians as they could.

  
  

  
  

  Battle of Salamis:  The Persian army continued to march on Greece.  The much larger Persian fleet attacked the small Athenian ships. They were sure of victory. They jammed into the sides of the large Persian ships and sunk them. They soundly defeated the Persians causing Xerxes to retreat back to Persia.