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Mardonius

Achaemenid military commander during Greco-Persian Wars (died 479 BC) · Historical Figures · Lived 600 BC to 479 BC · aged 121

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The Persian commander who burned Athens to the ground twice - and then died trying to hold Greece.

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Gobryas, father of Mardonius, on the tomb of Darius I.[2]Gobryas, father of Mardonius, on the tomb of Darius I.[2]Mardonius led the Destruction of Athens. Part of the archaeological remains called Perserschutt, or "Persian rubble".Mardonius led the Destruction of Athens. Part of the archaeological remains called Perserschutt, or "Persian rubble".Answer of the Athenian Aristides to the ambassadors of Mardonius: "As long as the sun holds to its present course, we shall never come to terms with Xerxes".[12]Answer of the Athenian Aristides to the ambassadors of Mardonius: "As long as the sun holds to its present course, we shall never come to terms with Xerxes".[12]Camp of Mardonius and disposition of Achaemenid troops at the Battle of Plataea (479 BC), in which Mardonius was killed. From left to right: Greek allies, Sacae, Indians, Bactrians, Medes and Persians.Camp of Mardonius and disposition of Achaemenid troops at the Battle of Plataea (479 BC), in which Mardonius was killed. From left to right: Greek allies, Sacae, Indians, Bactrians, Medes and Persians.

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Mardonius led the first Persian invasion of Greece with early wins, but a storm off Mount Athos wrecked his fleet and cost him so many men that Darius stripped him of command. Xerxes brought him back for the second invasion. In 480 and 479 BC, Mardonius drove the Persian army through Athens and razed it. He didn't get far after. On August 27 or 28, 479 BC, he was killed at the Battle of Plataea, and the second invasion collapsed with him.

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Lived 600 BC to 479 BC · aged 121

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