Home›479 BC›Persian destruction of Athens🌐EnglishEnglishEspañolFrançaisItalianoРусскийالعربيةفارسی中文EntityQ60188600· pop 9· linked from 186 articlesPersian destruction of AthensAlso known as Achaemenid destruction of Athens, Sack of Athens 480 BCEPersian siege and destruction of Athens (480–479 BCE)Wikidata factsShow 1 more factpoint in time0480-00-00via Wikidata · CC0On the mapAvailable in 8 languagesEspañolFrançaisРусскийالعربيةCatalanTamilفارسیvia Wikidata sitelinks · CC0ConnectionsDiodorus SiculusEntitySakaEntityCategories479 BC480 BCAncient AthensGreco-Persian WarsIranian war crimesLooting in EuropeLooting in GreeceMassacres committed by IranMassacres in GreeceRazed citiesSieges of AthensUse Oxford spelling from June 2025War crimes