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Sep 27, 2017
The Persian Empire was the largest most powerful force in the world of its time, greatly outnumbering the combined Greek city states.
Explanation:
The numbers, of soldiers, ships, and wealth were all in favor of the Persian Empire. The Greeks were able to repeatedly defeat the Persian Empire was surprising to the Persians and to history.
From the the battle of Marathon to the victories of Alexander the Great, the Greeks though outnumbered won battle after battle against the vast Persian Empire.
The Persian Empire eventually was completely defeated by the Greeks and became part of Alexander's Empire.
