Compare And Contrast The Persian Wars

The Persian Wars were a series of wars fought between the Persians and the Greeks. The Greeks sent supplies to help some of the city-states conquered by the Persians, in their struggle and the Persians didn't like that. They decided to try to conquer the rest of the Greek cities in order to keep them under control. They attempted three times to conquer the Greeks at the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis, but the Greeks managed to drive them away each time.

The Greeks put together a small force and decided to meet the Persians at a passage in the mountains called Thermopylae. The Greeks held off the Persians killing thousands. King Leonidas told most of his troops to flee when the Persians found a way around the mountains, but he