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noun • a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece | ||||||||
| 40% | 6 | Place where Artaxerxes II of Persia defeated Cyrus the Younger | ||||||
noun • battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne | ||||||||
| 35% | 15 | In this battle, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, defeated the Persian Empire. | ||||||
noun • a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC | ||||||||
Where Persia Defeated Sparta In 480 Bc
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