Why do historians consider the Greek victory over the far more numerous Persians during the great Persian invasion of 480-479 B.C.E. to have been truly remarkable?
A) The Greeks so valued their political freedom that they joined forces to preserve it.
B) Spartan tactics overcame the Persians' superior numbers in every battle.
C) Athenian naval power proved more decisive than Spartan infantry battles.
D) The Greeks had never engaged a foreign invader, and their infantry was largely untrained and inexperienced.
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