Greco-Persian Wars: Part 2

• Battle of Salamis


  Naval skirmish between Greek forces led by Athens and Persia
• The city of Athens was left abandoned, which was burned by the Persians
• Watching their city burn, the people of Athens grew with fury and resentment preparing for the Battle of Salamis
• Themistocles sucessfully motivated his tired men before the battle of Salamis.
• The Greeks won at Salamis due to their superior tactics and strategy
• Themistocles' plan was to lure the Persians into shallow waters where they would be vulnerable to attack from the Greek ships
• Battle of Plataea


  Most decisive land battle fought between a united Greece and Persia
• Knowing they needed to push the Persians out decisively, a united Greece took on the Persians in Plataea
• Greece decided to make a final stand against Plataea
• The Second Greco-Persian War was another Greek Victory