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Who was the first Persian king to invade Greece during Persian war?
Xerxes I.
Who was the second Persian king to invade Greece during the Persian Wars?
King Xerxes I led the expedition to Greece in 480-479 which was driven back by the combined forces of the southern Greek city-states.
Why did Xerxes cross the Hellespont?
Xerxes crossed the Hellespont to invade Greece and expand the Persian Empire.
Why did phillip 2 invade greece?
He wanted to make his kingdom strong enough to defeat the mighty persian empire.
What country did Sadaam invade during the Persian gulf war?
1990 to 1991 Kuwait.
How many times did Persia attempt to invade Greece?
Persia attempted to invade Greece twice during the Greco-Persian Wars. The first invasion was in 490 BC, led by King Darius I, culminating in the Battle of Marathon. The second invasion occurred in 480 BC under King Xerxes I, which included significant battles such as those at Thermopylae and Salamis. Both invasions ultimately failed to subjugate Greece.
What destroyed the Persian fleet during the first expedition to invade mainland Greece?
The first Persian expedition to mainland Greece in 490 BCE was defeated o land at Marathon. The fleet was not engaged as there was no naval force deployed against it, and evacuated the survivors of the land battle. Athens did not have a viable navy until several years later, when a rich silver strike was used to build a strong navy which provided the backbone of the combined Greek cities' navy which defeated the Persian fleet at Salamis during the second Persian invasion in 480 BCE.
Why was the Trireme built?
They were ships designed to ram other ships to sink them. They came about to counter the Persian threat as a noble in Athens convinced everyone (in Athens) that naval superiority was the best way to combat Persian force that used ships to invade Greece.
Who invaded Greece and when?
Greek city-states invaded other city-states. Outside nations that invaded or tried to invade were Macedonia, Thrace, Persian and Rome.
When did the dorians invade Greece?
The Dorians invaded Greece in 1000 BC
What year did Italy invade Greece?
1940
Who was darius the great?
Darius was the third king of the Persian Empire and the father of Xerxes I (the king of Persia mentioned in 300). He was the first Persian to attempt to invade Greece and was ultimately defeated at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
