Achaemenid destruction of Athens

Achaemenid destruction of Athens
Part of the Greco-Persian Wars
Part of the archaeological remains called Perserschutt, or "Persian rubble": remnants of the destruction of Athens by the armies of Xerxes. Photographed in 1866, just after excavation.
Date 480 and 479 BCE Location Athens, Greece 37°59′02″N 23°43′40″E / 37.983972°N 23.727806°E / 37.983972; 23.727806 Result Persian victory Destruction of Athens Massacre of Athenians
Belligerents
Athenian city state	Achaemenid Empire
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The Achaemenid destruction of Athens was carried out by the Achaemenid Army of Xerxes I during the Second Persian invasion of Greece, and occurred in two phases over a period of two years, in 480–479 BCE.