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During which phase of the Persian Wars did the Athenians begin to develop their empire?
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After the Persian invasion was turned back Athens formed the Delian League to continue, while Sparta withdrew to deal with its restive serfs at home. Athens progressively exploited and opressed the League and after the Persians agreed to peace, openly turned it into an empire.
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How did winning the Persian War affected the Athenians?
They turned the alliance of cities against the Persian Empire into an empire of their own and used the financial contributions of the cities to beautify Athens and keep half its population on the public payroll.
What previous civilizations did the the Persian Empire develop?
The Assyrian, Babylonian and Hellenic.
What civilization did Athens and Sparta fight during the Persian wars?
The Persian Empire .
Why were the Persian Wars important to greek City states?
Some of the Greek city-stated joined the Persians. The southern Greek states united against the Persians. Doing so stopped them being absorbed into the Persian Empire. For the Athenians, after the initial Persian invasion was repelled, they took over leadership from the Spartans, who were facing internal revolt by their serf population, and when the ongoing Persian Empire attempts were repelled, the Athenians converted the anti-Persian league, which it led, into an empire of its own - half the Greek city-states were effectively subjected to and ripped off by Athens.
What happened to Marathon in the Persian Wars?
It was the site of a battle between Athens and Plataea and a Persian expeditionary force sent to take over Athens and reinstall an Athenian tyrant to prevent it causing further trouble within the Persian Empire. The Athenians repelled the Persian force at the battle.
Where did the Persian Empire develop?
It spread from Persia through the Middle East, Egypt and Central Asia.
What did the Persian Empire first develop?
Control over Mesopotamia and Assyria, then over Asia Minor.
Did the Persian Empire develop a postal system?
It was a courier system, by roads and by sea for official use.
Who fought during the Persian wars?
The Persian Empire and a couple of hundred of the city-states of the Greek world.
Why did the defeat of the Persian empire inspire other scheivements in classical greek?
Athenians felt great pride in their leadership position after the defeat of the Persians. This pride led to achievements.
What was the name of the Persian Empire?
The Persian Empire.
Who was the Persian empire?
The Persian Empire was not a person.
