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Who fought the Persian Wars?
The Persian Empire versus a varying coalition of Greek city-states.
Who were the opponents in the Persian war?
The Persian Empire versus a coalition of Greek city-states led first by Sparta, then Athens.
What were the sides in the Persian and the Peolponnesian Wars?
Persian War - the Persian Empire versus varying coalitions of Greek city-states. Peloponnesian War - the Athenian Empire versus the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
Who fought in Persian war?
The Persian Empire versus coalitions of Greek city-states led first by Sparta, then by Athens.
How long did it take to defeat the 300 Spartans in the Persian War?
The defence of the pass at Thermopylae by 7,000 Greek soldiers, including the Spartans, lasted three days.
What similarities did the Persian war have with the Peloponnesian war?
They were different - one was Persia versus a coalition of Greek city-states; the other was Greek city-states versus Greek city-states.
Which groups fought in the Persian war?
The Persian Empire versus varying combinations of Greek city-states.
Who were fightimg in the Persian Wars?
The Persian Empire versus a coalition of Greek city-states, at first led by Sparta, then by Athens.
What was not surprising about the outcome of the Persian Wars?
The Greek dominance of the battlefields through their armoured infantry versus unarmoured Persian infantry.
Who was invalved in the Persian war?
Persia and its tributary states and allied Greek states versus the southern Greek states.
Who fought in the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars?
Persian War: a coalition of the southern Greek city-states versus an expeditionary force from Persia with its local Greek allies. Peloponnesian War: the Athenian league/empire versus a mainly Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
Did Spartans defeat Persian at the battle of thermopylae?
No , the Spartans along with a Theban contingent of infantry were overwhelmed by Persian forces at the pass of Thermopylae . But, they held up the Persian advance until the rest of the Greek city-states could coordinate their efforts to defeat the Persians. Athens' fleet defeated the Persian Navy at Salamis. Unable to receive supplies by sea, the Persians were forced to retreat overland where they were harassed by Greek guerrillas until the Spartans could exact their revenge at the Battle of Plataea.
