Which battle marked the end of the Persian invasion?
Thermopylae
Plataea
Marathon
Artemisium
Answer
Plataea marked the end of the Persian invasion. Fought in 479 BC, it was the final major battle of the Greco-Persian Wars. The allied Greek forces, led by Sparta and Athens, decisively defeated the Persian army, ending the Persian threat to Greece. The victory at Plataea ensured the survival of Greek democracy and Western civilization.
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