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The final, decisive battle of the Persian Wars took place in 480 b.c. at Platae, where Xerxes’ troops were soundly beaten.
The fleet of 700 Persian ships then engaged the much smaller Athenian naval force under the command of Themistocles in the Strait of Salamis, but Xerxes was in for a surprise.
However, the Persians still held a grudge and when Darius’ son, Xerxes, re-invaded Greece by land and sea in far greater strength ten years later, the Greeks’ defeat seemed inevitable.
These early temples were destroyed by the Persian forces of Xerxes in 480 b.c.
Opera -- Xerxes , New York City Opera.