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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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