After Xerxes tells the councilmen that he would like to invade Greece, Mardonius shows his agreeance to the plan and Artobanus shows his disagreeance.
Xerxes decides to go to war so he gathers his army to prepare them for battle.
Xerxes prepares the greatest and largest army which takes about four to five years. The army consists of people from many different nations.
The army plans to make their way across Hellespont to Abydos by bridge, but Xerxes learns that the bridge has been destroyed.
Xerxes employs engineers to build a new bridge across Hellespont.
After the bridge was built, the fully equipped army begins to march at night, during the spring, to Greece.
Xerxes decides to view his army by sitting on a throne overlooking all of Hellespont.
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Xerxes ask Demaratus, a Greek, whether or not he thinks Perisa will be able to defeat Greece.
Demartus tells Xerxes that he thinks the Greeks will not agree to Persian terms if they take over and that Spartans are resilient in battle. Xerxes expresses his thoughts that he believes that although the Persians have fewer men than the Greeks, they will be able to defeat Greece.
Greece sends three spires to Persia to take note of the king's forces. The Persian’s generals hear about the spies and want to condemn them to death.
Once Xerxes finds out about the spies, Xerxes orders them to not be killed, but to be taken on a tour of Persia’s camps to show the vastness of his army in hopes that the Greeks will learn of his great power and surrender before the war begins.
Persia’s army of 2,317,610 people decides to guard the pass at Thermopylae. Greece has considerably less men than the Persians.
The Spartan, Leonidas, commands the entire force of the Greek army. He was chosen by the citizens.
Leonidas takes his troops out of Thebes because the Thebians are suspected of favoring the Persians.
The Greek army is surprised to meet the Persian army at Thermopylae, so a council was held to consider a retreat by