The Greco-Persian War

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The Greco-Persian war was fought between 499-386 B.C. The war was gory and many thousands lost their lives. Dr. Philip De Souza, a Writer and researcher on warfare in ancient Europe, wrote. The war started when the Persian King Dareios sent emissaries to the leading city-states of Greece call for their submission to his rule. The Athenians and Spartans refused, and killed the emissaries. The war began with the battle of Marathon. Where the Athenians who refused to become slaves to Persia fought for the freedom of Greece. The battle was fought between a host of Persians, and an outnumbered force of Athenians. The Persians, which were led by Commander Datis, totaled less than twenty-thousand. While the Athenians amassed a force of nine-thousand

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