Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Xerxes akadzokera kuAsia nechikamu chikuru cheuto rake, achisiya Mardonius kuti apedzise kukunda kweGirisi. Zvisinei, gore rakatevera racho, uto rePezhiya rakanga raparadzwa muhondo yePlataea uye uto rehondo rePezhiya muhondo yeMycale
. VaPezhiya havana kuzoedzazve kukunda nyika yeGirisi. Idzi hondo dzeSalamis nePlataea nokudaro dzinoratidzira chinjo munhevedzano yehondo dzeGreek nePersia yose zvayo; kuvambira ipapo zvichienda mberi, "poleis" yechiGiriki yaizotanga kudenha.