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Who took part in the Persian Wars?
The Persian Empire on one side, and the southern Greek city-states on the other.
Who extended the Greek empire into the Persian Empire all the way to India?
There was no Greek empire - the Greek world was a collection of over 2,000 independent city-states. King Alexander of Macedonia took controp of the mainland Greek cities, then invaded the Persian Empire and took it over.
What were the Persian Empire's wars and enemies?
After the Empire was established, their main problem was the Greek cities of Asia Minor which they had incorporated into the empire. These cities rebelled and it took six ears to suppress the revolt.some Greek cities in mainland Greece had supported the revolts, Persia decided to incorporate all the cities within the empire in order to control them. This resulted in a 50-year war until the Persians gave up. Then Macedonia dominated the European Greek cities and invaded the Persian Empire and took it over.
What was it important result of the Persian Wars?
The Greek city-states of Asia Minor and the Islands had 50 years of freedom from Persian rule before Persia took advantage of the infighting between the mainland Greek cities and took control again.
What are two results of the Persian war?
With the Persan threat repelled, the Greek city-states were able to get back to their usual fighting between each other. The Greek cities of Asia Minor were freed from Persian rule until Persia took advantage of continued fighting between the main Greek city-states and took the freed cities over again 60 years later.
Which empire did Athens fight in the Persian Wars?
After the Persian invasion of 480-479 BCE was repelled, it took over leadership from Sparta and led a coalition of Greek cities against Persia.
Who took part in the battle of salamis?
A Persian fleet of about 400 ships and a similar nuber of ships from a consortium of Greek city-states.
Who freed the Greek cities in Asia from Persian rule?
After a coalition of Greek cities led by Sparta repelled a Persian attempt to incorporate them into its empire, Athens took over leadership of a coalition of Greek city-states in Asia Minor which continued sporadic warfare against Persia. After 30 years of trying to impose peace by force, the Persians gave up and left the 180 cities to resume the usual fighting amongst each other.
What part did Athens play in the Persian Wars?
It provided the larges part of the Greek fleet which eliminated the Persian fleet at Salamis (480 BCE)and Mycale (479 BCE). It provided a substantial part of the combined Greek army which defeated the Persians and their Greek allies at Plataea (479 BCE). After the Persian invasion was repelled, it took over leadership from Sparta of the Delian League for the ongoing war with the Persian Empire until peace was made in 449 BCE. After this it converted this Delian League into an empire of its own, using it to promote its interest in the Greek world so irresponsibly the it provoked the other Greek cities, in the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, into the destructive 27-year Peloponnesian War. The Persians had their revenge by subsidising the Peloponnesians, ensuring the defeat of Athens.
Who freed the Greek cities in Asia Minor from Persian rule?
After a coalition of Greek cities led by Sparta repelled a Persian attempt to incorporate them into its empire, Athens took over leadership of a coalition of Greek city-states in Asia Minor which continued sporadic warfare against Persia. After 30 years of trying to impose peace by force, the Persians gave up and left the 180 cities to resume the usual fighting amongst each other.
Who freed the greek cities from Asia minor from Persian rule?
After a coalition of Greek cities led by Sparta repelled a Persian attempt to incorporate them into its empire, Athens took over leadership of a coalition of Greek city-states in Asia Minor which continued sporadic warfare against Persia. After 30 years of trying to impose peace by force, the Persians gave up and left the 180 cities to resume the usual fighting amongst each other.
What are some consequences of the Persian Wars?
The Greek city-states in Asia Minor revolted against Persian rule. Mainland Greek cities intervened, causing Persia to determine that it needed to bring all the Greek cities under control to impose peace within its empire. After the war dragged on for 50 years, the Persians gave up and left the Greeks to go back to fighting each other. Wealened by 70 years of this inter-city warfare, the Greek cities were an easy mark for a rising Macedonia, which took control of them, and used the combined power to take over the Persian Empire.
