Question

I will medal!!!!! plz help asap :3
Who built up the Athenian navy and led them to victory over the Persians in the Battle of Marathon?

Pericles
Darius I
Themistocles
Xerxes

Answer 1

Themistocles is your correct answer. The Spartans wanted to return to the Peloponnese, seal off the Isthmus of Corinth with a wall, and prevent the Persians from defeating them on land, but the Athenian commander Themistocles persuaded them to remain at Salamis, arguing that a wall across the Isthmus was pointless as long as the Persian army could be

Answer 2

Medal...?

Answer 3

sorry I was offline for a few

Answer 4

Ok, that's fine! Thank you.

Answer 5

Close the question now :P