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Across 2. Victor of the Battle of Marathon 5. Area in Greece where battle took place bewteen Athens and Persia 6. Succeeded Darius as ruler of the Persian Empire 7. Place where Persians defeated a unified Greek army 8. Holy book of Zoroastrianism 10. Succeeded Cambyses as ruler of Persian Empire 13. Persian name for Zoroaster 14. Name and place where Greeks won a naval battle against Persia 15. Type of solider used by Persian in the war with Athens 16. Evil Demon that locked in eternal battle with Ahura Mazda 17. this was built during the rules of Darius to speed communciationa and trade in the Persian Empire

Down 1. Area of Anatolia where Athens rallied Greek city-states to rebel from Persia 2. Persians went to war with them in 490 BC 3. Darius married this relation to Cyrus to gain influence and power 4. Religion of the Persian Empire 9. Monotheistic god of Zoroastranism 11. The Imperial Capital of the Persian Empire during the rule of Darius 12. End pojnt of the Royal Road on the western coast of Anatolia