Kuwait.
Kuwait
Because of its proximity to the coast of the United States.
Because the Persian Army wanted to defeat the Greek city-states that supported the uprisings in Ionia, part of modern-day Turkey, against the Persian Empire.
Because the Persian Army wanted to defeat the Greek city-states that supported the uprisings in Ionia, part of modern-day Turkey, against the Persian Empire.
Medisers were Greeks (or Greek states) who took the Persian side in they wars with Darius and Xerxes. Thebes was one of the more important states to do so, partly because of its long-standing rivalry witih Athens.AnswerMedisers were Greeks (or Greek states) who took the Persian side in the wars with Darius and Xerxes. Thebes was one of the more important states to do so, partly because of its long-standing rivalry witih Athens.
Its is because of their location and resources the border states could tip the scale toward one side.
Destruction of the Persian fleet meant the eventual failure of the Persian attempt to incorporate the mainland Greek city-states within the Persian Empire.
It limited Persian expansion westwards, and left the Greek city-states to go back to fighting each other.
The Persian thought the Persian Empire. The coalitions of Greek city-states thought the coalitions of Greek city-states.
If the Greek city-states had lost, they would have been put under control of a Persian governor and unable to pursue their ongoing fighting of each other.
The Athenian and Plataea armies turned back a Persian punitive expedition. This success convinced other Greek city-states that they could hold off Persian attempts to dominate them.
He was determined to bring the Greek city-states under a Persian governor to stop their fighting spilling over into the Persian Empire, disrupting the peace he was trying to enforce.