Seeking to cure his empire from further revolts, and from the interferenbsp;of the mainland Greeks, Darius embarked on a scheme to quer Greebsp;and to punish Athens and Eretria for burning Sardis. The first Persian invasion of Greebsp;began in 492 Bbsp;with the Persian general Mardonius quering Thrabsp;and Ma before veral mishaps forbsp;an early end to the campaign. In 490 Bbsp;a d forbsp;was nt to Greebsp;this time across the Aegean Sea, under the and of Datis and Artaphernes. This expedition subjugated the Cyclades, before besieging, capturing and razing Eretria. However, while on route to attabsp;Athens, the Persian forbsp;was decisively defeated by the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon, ending Persian efforts for the time being. Darius then began to plan the plete the quest of Greece, but died in 486 Bd responsibility for the quest pasd to his son Xerxes I. In 480 BC, Xerxes personally led the d Persian invasion of Greece with one of the largest a armies ever asmbled. Victory over the“Allied”Greek states (led by Sparta and Athens) at the Battle of Thermopylae allowed the Persians to overrun most of Greece. However, while eking to destroy the Allied fleet, the Persians suffered a vere defeat at the Battle of Salamis. The following year, the Allies went on the offensive, defeating the Persian army at the Battle of Plataea, and ending the invasion of Greece.
Seeking to cure his empire from further revolts, and from the interferenbsp;of the mainland Greeks, Darius embarked on a scheme to quer Greebsp;and to punish Athens and Eretria for burning Sardis. The first Persian invasion of Greebsp;began in 492 Bbsp;with the Persian general Mardonius quering Thrabsp;and Ma before veral mishaps forbsp;an early end to the campaign. In 490 Bbsp;a d forbsp;was nt to Greebsp;this time across the Aegean Sea, under the and of Datis and Artaphernes. This expedition subjugated the Cyclades, before besieging, capturing and razing Eretria. However, while on route to attabsp;Athens, the Persian forbsp;was decisively defeated by the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon, ending Persian efforts for the time being. Darius then began to plan the plete the quest of Greece, but died in 486 Bd responsibility for the quest pasd to his son Xerxes I. In 480 BC, Xerxes personally led the d Persian invasion of Greece with one of the largest a armies ever asmbled. Victory over the“Allied”Greek states (led by Sparta and Athens) at the Battle of Thermopylae allowed the Persians to overrun most of Greece. However, while eking to destroy the Allied fleet, the Persians suffered a vere defeat at the Battle of Salamis. The following year, the Allies went on the offensive, defeating the Persian army at the Battle of Plataea, and ending the invasion of Greece.