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492 BCEDarius I of Persia invades Greece.
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490 BCE - 470 BCECorcyra does not participate in the Persian Wars.
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11 Sep 490 BCEA combined force of Greek hoplites defeat the Persians at Marathon.
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480 BCEThebes sides with Persia during Xerxes invasion of Greece.
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480 BCECycladic states contribute to the victorious Greek forces against the Persians at the Battle of Salamis.
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Jul 480 BCEXerxes I makes extensive preparations to invade mainland Greece by building depots, canals and a boat bridge across the Hellespont.
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Aug 480 BCEBattle of Thermopylae. 300 Spartans under King Leonidas and other Greek allies hold back the Persians led by Xerxes I for three days but are defeated.
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Aug 480 BCEThe indecisive battle of Artemision between the Greek and Persian fleets of Xerxes I. The Greeks withdraw to Salamis.
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Sep 480 BCEBattle of Salamis where the Greek naval fleet led by Themistocles defeats the invading armada of Xerxes I of Persia.
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479 BCECycladic city states contribute to the victorious Greek forces against the Persians at the battle of Plataea.
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479 BCEXerxes' Persian forces are defeated by Greek forces at Plataea effectively ending Persia's imperial ambitions in Greece.
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c. 479 BCEEleusis is destroyed by the Persians.
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449 BCE - 448 BCEPeace between Greece and Persia.
