persian wars

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  1. 2. persian ruler who served as the fourth king
  2. 6. troops in close formation
  3. 8. narrow passage between aegean sea and sea of marmara
  4. 11. fought in 490 BC during the first persian invasion of greece
  5. 13. battle fought in 480 BC, between greek city-states, and the achaemenid empir
  6. 15. heavily armed soldier
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  1. 1. athenian runner who secured aid from sparta
  2. 3. governor in the ancient persian empire
  3. 4. fought in 480 BC between the achaemenid persian empire and greek city-states
  4. 5. spiritual founder of zoroastrianism
  5. 7. greek historian and geographer
  6. 9. god of the sky in zoroastrianism
  7. 10. founder of the persian achaemenid empire
  8. 12. athenian politician and general
  9. 14. spartan king