The Battle Between Athens and the Persians

Darius is still trying to get edge here or there. He leaves no stone unturned, planning wise. In the year between, you know, the first expedition that founders off the rocks of mount athos and the one coming up, he sends envoys to greece. They go to all these greek states in these greek islands, and they ask for earth and water. And most of these places give it to them. Vast majority of the islands, a bunch of greek states. Two notable hold outs though, athens who either throws their persian envoy into a pit that they usually have for convicts awaiting execution, or throws them off a cliff. The