The Persian Wars
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During there were many leaders and many great
battles. Themistocles who was the leader of those who had followed
Peisistratus. Miltiades was driven out from the Chersonesus by Persians,
and was constantly hated by the Persians. Aristides was an aristocrat who
often disagreed with Themistocles. ....
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.... had two days of victory and the third day they were defeated. During
the battle the Greeks lost seventy ships out of three hundred and thirty.
It was another story on land. The Spartan king Leonidas protected pass
at Thermoplye with three hundred Spartans and 6700 non-Spartans. A Greek
traitor knew Leonidas plans so the traitor led the Persians behind the pass.
Once Leonidas was aware of this he sent large amounts of troops to block
the Persians. They fled and had Leonidas was pin ....
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