Editing 481 BC (section)

==== Greece ====
* The [[Congress at the Isthmus of Corinth]], under the presidency of [[Sparta]], brings together a number of the Greek city states, who agree to the end of the war between [[Athens]] and [[Aegina]]. They also discuss the threat from the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persians]]. Athens is unwilling to place her forces under Sparta and its king [[Leonidas I|Leonidas]]. [[Gelo]], [[tyrant]] of [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]], wants high command, but Sparta and Athens refuse. However, during the Congress, Gelo has to withdraw due to [[Carthage]]'s plans to invade [[Sicily]]. Finally, Themistocles agrees that Athens' navy serve under a Spartan admiral to achieve the unity of the Greek states. Nevertheless, [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] and [[Thessaly]] are unwilling to support Athens against the Persians and [[Crete]] decides to remain neutral.