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The Persian Wars

Test your knowledge of the major conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BCE.0 takes
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  • 01The first Persian invasion of Greece in 490 BCE was famously concluded at which battle, where a heavily outnumbered Athenian army won a decisive victory?
  • 02Who was the Achaemenid king who led the massive second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BCE, seeking to avenge the earlier defeat?
  • 03At which narrow coastal pass did a small force of Greeks, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, make a heroic last stand against the much larger Persian army?
  • 04Which naval battle in 480 BCE was a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greek fleet, largely due to the strategic brilliance of the Athenian politician Themistocles?
  • 05What event, beginning in 499 BCE when Greek cities in Asia Minor rebelled against Persian rule, is considered the primary trigger for the Persian Wars?
  • 06What was the final major land battle of the second Persian invasion, fought in 479 BCE, which resulted in a conclusive victory for the allied Greek forces?
  • 07Following the Persian Wars, Athens led the formation of which alliance of Greek city-states to continue the fight against Persia and liberate Ionian cities?
  • 08Who was the Athenian general credited with devising the tactics that led to the unexpected victory at the Battle of Marathon?
  • 09What was the name given to the elite heavy infantry unit of the Achaemenid army, a royal bodyguard said to always number exactly 10,000 men?
  • 10Often called the 'Father of History', which Greek writer provides the main historical narrative for the Persian Wars in his work 'The Histories'?
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