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| What creature was said to have abandoned the acropolis? | |
| Who encouraged Athenians to leave? | |
| Where was the majority of Athens evacuated to? | |
| Where did those too poor to travel take shelter? | |
| How does Herodotus depict the Peloponnesians during the war council at Salamis? | |
| What did Themistocles threaten to do if the Peloponnesians retreated? | |
| Why would fighting a naval battle near the Isthmus favour the Persians? | |
| Who is suggested to have sent a secret message prompting Xerxes to attack? | |
| Which two sources support this? | |
| Which island had a force of Persians stationed upon it during Salamis? | |
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| Which Persian commander is suggested to have rammed a friendly ship to escape? | |
| Where did Xerxes watch Salamis from? | |
| Which source suggests that an apparition of a woman prompted the Greeks to attack? | |
| Who led the Greek Hoplites at Salamis and told Themistocles the exits to the straits were blocked? | |
| Where did the Persian Fleet retreat to after the battle? | |
| The Greeks immediately destroyed the Hellespont bridges after Salamis. True or False? | |
| Which two cities revolted near Mardonius' supply lines? | |
| Which area did Xerxes fear would revolt thus went back to guard them? | |
| Where did Mardonius winter? | |
| Who won the prize for valour at Salamis? | |
| | Question | Answer |
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| Who was sent to try and convince the Athenians to medise? | |
| What was Athens promised by Mardonius'? | |
| Where did the Athenian ambassadors go to cajole into action? | |
| Why might the Spartans have been reluctant to leave the Peloponnese? | |
| Approximately how many Greeks were there at Plataea? | |
| Who led the Greeks at Plataea? | |
| Which cavalry commander was killed by the Athenians? | |
| Which city state helped Mardonius considerably? | |
| Which Spartan commander refused to budge from the Aesopus Ridge? | |
| Where did the Persians retreat after the battle? | |
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| Who tells us Plataea was won by the Dorian Spear? | |
| Which Ionian states encouraged the Greek fleet to sail there? | |
| Who was in command of the Allied fleet at Mykale? | |
| Which Ionian state inflicted heavy casualties on the Persians after switching sides? | |
| Who suggested a mass evacuation of the Ionians? | |
| Who opposed them in this? | |
| Which city was attacked by Athens and her allies? | |
| Herodotus suggests Mykale and Plataea happened on the same day. True or False? | |
| What was erected at Delphi to celebrate the Greek victory? | |
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