Statistics for Ancient Greek Battles

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Clue	Year	Answer	% Correct
The Athenians fight off the invading Persians in this battle, namesake of a race	490 BC	Battle of Marathon	96%
Famous last stand of the Spartans and Thespians against the Persians	480 BC	Battle of Thermopylae	87%
Naval battle where the greek coalition defeated the persian navy	480 BC	Battle of Salamis	76%
Alexander's tactical genius scores a decisive victory in his most famous battle	331 BC	Battle of Gaugamela	64%
Darius III leads his army against the Greeks from behind but is defeated	333 BC	Battle of Issus	56%
The Greeks, led by the Spartans, effectively ended the persian invasion	479 BC	Battle of Plataea	53%
Alexander the Great gains control of Asia Minor after his victory on this river	334 BC	Battle of Granicus	49%
The Sacred Band of Thebes crushes the Spartans, ending their rule over Greece	371 BC	Battle of Leuctra	38%
Rome defeats the last greek coalition, destroying the city, Greece is annexed	146 BC	Battle of Corinth	27%
This battle of huge scale resulted in the final breakup of the Macedonian Empire	301 BC	Battle of Ipsus	22%
Philip II defeats Thebes and Athens, establishing Macedonian hegemony	338 BC	Battle of Chaeronia	20%
Rome prevails over the last King of Macedon, leading to its fall and annexation	168 BC	Battle of Pydna	20%
The Roman Legion decisively proves its superiority to the Macedonian Phalanx	197 BC	Battle of Cynoscephalae	18%
Both sides claimed victory in this battle which weakened all major city-states	362 BC	Battle of Mantinea	18%
Pyrrhus defeats the Romans but suffers heavy losses leading to term "Pyrrhic"	280 BC	Battle of Heraclea	7%

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