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