Listen as the people of Athens flee their city from the Persians. After the battle of Thermopylae, Persian king Xerxes I set to invade Athens, but in preparation for the attack, the Athens luckily fled to the island of Salamis.
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Listen as the people of Athens flee their city from the Persians. After the battle of Thermopylae, Persian king Xerxes I set to invade Athens, but in preparation for the attack, the Athens luckily fled to the island of Salamis. The wisdom of the Oracle was difficult to decipher, Themistocles, Athenian politician, convinced the people to flee from the numerous Persians.