The location where they fought was the straits of salamis. The cause of the battler was the battle of Thermopylae. Once the greek army retriated it gave the persians the chance to conquer Boeotia and Attica which they did. The Athenian General Themistocles convinced the greek army to battle again with persia even if they were outnumbered. The king of persia Xerxes was eager to battle again. But Then he retreated to Asia and left Mardonius to continue conquest of Greece. A year later the persian army had only a few people and were defeated. After their defeat Persia quit trying to conquer
The location where they fought was the straits of salamis. The cause of the battler was the battle of Thermopylae. Once the greek army retriated it gave the persians the chance to conquer Boeotia and Attica which they did. The Athenian General Themistocles convinced the greek army to battle again with persia even if they were outnumbered. The king of persia Xerxes was eager to battle again. But Then he retreated to Asia and left Mardonius to continue conquest of Greece. A year later the persian army had only a few people and were defeated. After their defeat Persia quit trying to conquer