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2nd Persian Invasion Persia, under the rule of King Xerxes, was preparing for revenge on Athens. The defeat they had suffered in 490BC at Marathon was a thorn in their side. Xerxes’ father Darius had begun the planning of this invasion and after he died it became Xerxes’ number one priority. Little did he know that he was going to be outclassed at every move, although the Greeks were heavily outnumbered. The exact numbers of …

…their full potential. The combination of five things gave Greece the advantage it needed to defeat the Persians. The union; the local knowledge of the terrain and the seas; the superior one-on-one combat abilities of the soldiers; the psychological strength of men fighting for their countries freedom and the tactics and strategy used by the leaders. I have to wonder though if the outcome would have been the same if it wasn’t for Themistocles!