Greece

• The Athenians found a lot of silver in their land, the common people wanted to keep the money for themselves but Themistocles convinced the common people to use the money for the Navy
• Xerxes took over after his father Darius died
• Xerxes' army consisted of 2 million people
• 480 B.C.: Xerxes set out to take over Greece
• Oracles were thought of as people that could communicate with the Gods or could see the future
• Dalphi was the most widely known Oracle
• The Oracle told Athens that they were doomed
• Salamis is an island off the coast of Athens where the Athenian soldiers gathered
• Straits of Salamis is where Themistocles planned to fight Xerxes
• Themistocles sent a fake traitor in to mislead Xerxes