Persian Wars
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- 7. the creator deity and god of the sky in the ancient Iranian religion Zoroastrianism.
- 9. creator of Athenian Sea power
- 10. decisive battle fought on the Marathon plain of northeastern Attica
- 11. ruler over heroes
- 12. ancient Greek known as the father of history
- 14. ancient name of the Dardanelles
- 15. battle in the Greco-Persian Wars
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- 1. Athenian runner who secured aid from sparta
- 2. founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire
- 3. Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism
- 4. a body of troops or police officers standing
- 5. battle in 480 BCE in central Greece
- 6. son of a lion
- 8. a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece
- 13. a provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire.