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 each side
are unknown; as Herodotus, our major source, is prone to exaggeration.
Many factors gave the Greeks an advantage. The union of the states; the
superiority of the soldiers at one-on-one combat; the strength of the
naval fleet and the fact that the battles took place on Greek soil were all
points
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