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How do the Persian Wars bring Athens and Sparta together and then tear them apart?
Athens and Sparta were friendly before the Persian War. They naturally joined the alliance which repelled the Persian invasion.
A Spartan force helped Athens retain its government against a revolt pre-war.
Athens post-war helped Sparta put down a serf rebellion, but then started to side with the serfs, so the Spartans sent them home. That was the split.
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What tore Sparta and Athens apart?
They had a war I'm not sure what about but it was pretty bad!
How many years apart were Herodotus's book on the Persian Wars and Aristotle's opening of the Lyceum in Athens?
Just over a century.
What were Athens' alliances?
It shifted over time as did all the Greek city-states. Originally friendly with Sparta, this fell apart 50 years later. Athens also turned the anti-Persian Delian League into an empire of its own, living off it to finance its Golden Age. It fought Thebes, then allied to it, and sided with many other city-states when convenient.
What war tore Ancient Greece apart?
This war was a conflict in Ancient Greece fought between Athens and it's empire led by Sparta. It divided them as a country.
How long is the drive from Athens to Sparta?
They are 153 miles apart by land and 95 miles apart by air. Can you believe that in 490BC a messanger was ordered to run that distance just to send reinforcments for a battle! Not only that but after he made it he returned with the reinforcments, fought in the battle and was then ordered to run all the back to announce the victory!!! He made it but collapsed and died of exhaustion. Edit: Actually, the story about a man running from Marathon to Athens is not true. A herald named Pheidippides was sent on the 150 mile run to Sparta (which he made in two days) for reinforcements, but the story about him being ordered to run from Marathon to Athens is just a bastardization of several accounts, mostly from long after the war. It's usually wrongly attributed to Herodotus. More: Pheidipides the runner arrived back in Athens from this run hallucinating, and died, so he was unable to do any fighting and running later at Marathon. After the Athenians defeated the Persian infantry at Marathon, they realised that the Persian cavalry, which had been absent from the battle (which allowed the Athenians to win), were sailing around to Athens to enter the city gates which were to be opened for them by traitors. The 9,000 Athenian warriors ran the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to form up in front of the city just as the Persian cavalry began to disembark, and repelled them. The runners of the first Marathon run were these 9,000, carrying their armour and weapons, after having already fought that morning at Marathon. The runners of today's marathon races which replicate that desperate defence, get it pretty easy by comparison.
How can the differences between Athens and Sparta lead to conflict?
They were long-time allies. This came apart in the 460s BCE when the Athenians sent an army contingent to Sparta to help them put down a revolt by the Spartan serfs. The Athenian soldiers became sympathetic with the serfs and the Spartans sent them home. Thereafter they regarded each other with suspicion. When the Persian War ended in 449 BCE Athens turned the 180 city-states it had led in the Delian League against the Persians Empire into an empire of its own and used this power to interfere in the other Greek cities, bringing on a clash with the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, in the devastating 27-year Peloponnesian War.
How were the distorted of them and Sparta alike and different?
The two rivals of ancient Greece that made the most noise and gave us the most traditions were Athens and Sparta. They were close together on a map, yet far apart in what they valued and how they lived their lives. One of the main ways they were similar was in their form of government. Both Athens and Sparta had an Assembly, whose members were elected by the people. Sparta was ruled by two kings, who ruled until they died or were forced out of office. Athens was ruled by archons, who were elected annually. Thus, because both parts of Athens' government had leaders who were elected, Athens is said to have been the birthplace of democracy. Spartan life was simple. The focus was on obedience and war. Slavery made this possible by freeing the young men from household and industrial duties and allowing them to focus on their military duties. Young boys were trained to bewarriors; young girls were trained to be mothers of warriors. Athenian life was a creative wonderland. As an Athenian, you could get a good education and could pursue any of several kinds of arts or sciences. You could serve in the army or navy, but you didn't have to. (This applied only to boys, however: Girls were restricted to other pursuits, not war or business or education.) For many years, Spartan armies provided much of the defense of the Greek lands. The Spartan heroism at the Battle of Thermopylae, during the Persian Wars, inspired all of Greece to fight back with all their might against the invading Persians. Athenian and Spartan fought side by side in the Battle of Plataea, which ended Persian invasions of Greece. One way that Athens and Sparta really differed was in their idea of getting along with the rest of the Greeks. Sparta seemed content to keep to itself and provide army and assistance when necessary. Athens, on the other hand, wanted to control more and more of the land around them. This eventually led to war between all the Greeks. This was the Peloponnesian War. After many years of hard fighting, Sparta won the war. In true Greek spirit, Sparta refused to burn the city of Athens. Rather, the culture and spirit of Athens was allowed to live on, as long as the Athenians no longer desired to rule their fellow Greeks. In this way, the influence of Athens remained and grew stronger. Other city-states had the same kinds of temples, buildings, and meeting-places, but it was Athens that became most famous.
Did the Persian empire fall apart after the Persian wars?
yes because i say it did
How far from Athens is Lemnos?
Lemnos and Athens are 154.57 miles (248.76 kilometers) apart
Which country used to be apart of the Persian Empire?
Iran.
How long does it take to ride a horse from Athens to Olympia?
it is not possible to ride a horse from athens to olympia because ,you have to cross a sea.You can take a boat or sail by ship.If you want to take a boat, it will take about 7 to 8 hours.hope this helps:]
Who was the leader of Sparta in 248 BC?
Spartans in the course of time had several leaders worth to mention apart the fact that they were descendants of deity origin since Lacedaemon was son of god Zeus and Taygete. The most famous leader though was Leonidas King of Sparta who fought against the Persian army at Thermopylae in 480 BCE and died there along with his 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians.
