The meaning of the defeat of the Persians in 479 was

同公元前490年的马拉松战役的胜利相比
broader than the meaning of their defeat at Marathon in 490.

公元前479年波斯战争胜利的意义更为广泛
For one thing,

首先
it involved the entire Greek nation; of course,

战争波及了整个希腊
it wasn't a nation,

希腊并不是个国家
but you know I'm using the word loosely.

当然你知道我一向用词松散
Of course it didn't involve the whole of that nation

然而再怎么不严谨
no matter how loosely I use it,

也不能说整个希腊都参与了战争
because if you imagine that there are over 1,000 poleis,

因为希腊有一千多个城邦
there were only 31 who signed up to

其中只有31个联合了起来
resist the Persian invasion of 480.

抵抗公元前480年的波斯人入侵
However,they included the most important,and strongest,

然而这些联合起来的都是