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When did xerxes burn Athens?
Xerxes I, the king of Persia, burned Athens in 480 BCE during the Second Persian invasion of Greece. This event occurred after the Battle of Thermopylae, where the Persian forces defeated the Greek defenders. Following their victory, the Persians captured and destroyed much of Athens, which had been largely evacuated by its inhabitants.
What civilization did Athens and Sparta fight during the Persian wars?
The Persian Empire .
What was the symbol for Athens during the Persian War?
Athena's owl.
Who aided Athens during the Persian War?
Athens became part of Greek resistance to Persian expansion, originally a couple of dozen cities, and then growing to a couple of hundred.
Did the Persians burn Athens to the ground?
No, they wanted to use Athens as a base, so they contented themselves with destroying the walls, and breaking the statues of the gods in retaliation for the Athenians having destroyed the Persian gods in the Persian provincial city of Sardis in Asia Minor when Athenian forces had invaded it 18 years earlier during the Ionian revolt.
What events strikes the Athens during the war?
Persian War I, Persian War II, The Peloponnesean War, The Macedonian War, …
Did Persia ever have control of Athens?
Yes, Persia did have control over Athens during the Greco-Persian Wars. After the Persian invasion in 480 BCE, Athens was occupied by Persian forces following the Battle of Salamis. However, Persian control was short-lived, as the Greek city-states, including Athens, united to defeat the Persians at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE, leading to the eventual withdrawal of Persian influence from the region.
Who ordered the first Persian invasion of Greece?
The first Persian invasion of Greece was during the Persian Wars in 492 BCE. It was ordered by the Persian King Darius I to punish the city-states of Athens and Eretria.
Which factors enabled the Greeks to win the 3rd Persian war?
During the Persian invasion of mainland Greece, the Greeks destroyed the Persian navy, and in the third phase of the 50-year war, their navy dominated the seas, enabling them to win the sea-land operation against Persia for the next 30 years until the Persians gave up and agreed to peace.
Which two countries joined together during the Persian wars?
Sparta and Athens were amongst a large number of Greek city-states which opposed the Persian invasion.
Greek city-states formed a alliance under the leadership of Athens and Sparta during their conflict with who?
during the greeco-persian war...
The burning of persepolis was intended as revenge for the burning of?
The burning of Persepolis was intended as revenge for Xerxes' invasion and burning of Athens during the Greco-Persian Wars.
