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b. Darius expanded the kingdom of Persia over the Greek cities of Ionia, but his assault on Marathon in 490 B.C.E. failed.
6. Xerxes (Ahasuerus of Ezra and Esther). He was a powerful leader, lacking the patience of his predecessors, and he broke relations with Egypt and with Babyon.
a. In 480 B.C.E. the Persian army along with ships from Phoenicia, Ionia, Egypt, and Cyrus, moved together to attack Greece. Soon, Thermopylae, Thebes, and Athens were taken by the Persians.
b. The Greeks destroyed the Persian fleet at Salamis, near to Miletus and Xerxes was forced to abandon Asia Minor, and was soon to be assassinated in 465 B.C.E.
b. The Greeks destroyed the Persian fleet at Salamis, near to Miletus, and Xerxes was forced to abandon Asia Minor, and was soon to be assassinated in 465 B.C.E.