The Persian expeditionary force.
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Contingents from a dozen Greek city-states.
The Persians were seeking to drive south to take over southern Greece.
The Greek city-states were holding the Persian army back to force a sea battle in the nearby strait at Artemesion to destroy the Persian navy and so remove its threat to the Greek cities.