Persian march toward Athens
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The Persian march toward Athens was the land advance of Xerxes I’s invading forces through Greece during the Greco-Persian Wars, culminating in the threat to and eventual occupation of the Athenian city.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land advance
ⓘ
military campaign phase ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Xerxes I of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culminatesIn | capture of the Athenian Acropolis ⓘ |
| endYear | 480 BC ⓘ |
| followsRouteThrough |
Boeotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ central Greece ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Attica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Greece ⓘ northern Greece ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek city-states ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Greek forces
ⓘ
Persian forces ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
contributed to eventual Persian withdrawal from mainland Greece
ⓘ
set stage for Greek naval victory at Salamis ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
capture Athens
ⓘ
subjugate mainland Greece ⓘ |
| hasOpponent |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ other Greek poleis ⓘ |
| hasResult | strategic overextension of Persian land forces in Greece ⓘ |
| historicalSource | Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Battle of Artemisium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ occupation of Athens ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
Persian imperial expansion into Greece
ⓘ
desire to punish Athens for support of Ionian Revolt ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Hellenic League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greco-Persian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Persian invasion of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Persian advance through Thrace and Macedonia
ⓘ
Persian crossing of the Hellespont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Plataea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Salamis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
destruction of much of Athens
ⓘ
evacuation of Athenian population to Salamis and other safe locations ⓘ temporary Persian control of Athens ⓘ |
| startYear | 480 BC ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Persian fleet in the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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