Into which straits did Themistocles lure the Persian navy after Thermopylae?
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Straits of Salamis
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Into which straits did Themistocles lure the Persian navy after Thermopylae?
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Straits of Salamis
Which elite Persian unit did Hydarnes lead around the mountain path?
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Immortals
What short sword did the Greeks use after their spears shattered?
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Xiphos
What defensive structure did the Greeks fight in front of at Thermopylae?
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Phocian wall
What Greek formation could block the narrow Thermopylae pass with ease?
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Hoplite phalanx
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Which elite Persian unit did Hydarnes lead around the mountain path?
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Immortals
What defensive structure did the Greeks fight in front of at Thermopylae?
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Phocian wall
What Greek formation could block the narrow Thermopylae pass with ease?
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Hoplite phalanx
What battle ended the first Persian invasion ten years before Thermopylae?
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Battle of Marathon
Which Greek naval victory later in 480 BC destroyed much of the Persian fleet?
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Battle of Salamis