trireme- a slender ship with 170 paddles, built for great speed to ram other ships with a peak of wood at the front. battle ship of its time.
483 B.C Greece discovered silver on their land. Themistocles used the money to buy battle ships to fight Persia. Xerxes swore revenge on Athens for the defeat of his father Darius.
The greeks went to see an oracle of Delphi to see what their fate was. the oracle said that Greece had no chance of defeating Persia. They ordered an evacuation of Athens. Women and children went to Troy and men went into battle.
delian league
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