It continued on for another 150 years until taken over by Macedonia led by Alexander the Great.
He entered into Asia Minor and destroyed the Persian provincial army there at the battle of Granicus,, and executed the Greek mercenaries in Persian service to discourage Greeks joining the Persian army and providing them with the armoured infantry they desperately needed to stand up to Alexander's armoured forces.
Thermopylae.480 BCE.
Destruction of the Persian fleet meant the eventual failure of the Persian attempt to incorporate the mainland Greek city-states within the Persian Empire.
It was fought to protect the Spartan and Greek homeland from the invading Persian Empire.
he took over 5,000
The Macedonians under Alexander defeated a provincial Persian army, allowing Alexander to continue his advance into the heart of the Persian Empire.
In late 331 b.c., Alexander's army headed back north. He turned eastward and invaded Mesopotamia, now ruled by the Persians. Alexander's army smashed Darius's forces at Gaugamela, near the Tigris River. After this victory, Alexander's army took over the rest of the Persian Empire so in cnclusion after this victory he got the rest of persia
The Persian Empire ceased to exist after Alexander defeated Darius at Gaugamela in 331 BCE. There were subsequent major mopping up operations over the following five years in Central Asia, but the Persian power was broken and the Persian king murdered by his own people.
It continued on for another 150 years until taken over by Macedonia led by Alexander the Great.
He entered into Asia Minor and destroyed the Persian provincial army there at the battle of Granicus,, and executed the Greek mercenaries in Persian service to discourage Greeks joining the Persian army and providing them with the armoured infantry they desperately needed to stand up to Alexander's armoured forces.
I know that the first war he fought in was The Battle of Granicus during May in the year of 334 BC! It was between Alexander and the Persian Empire! Hope this helps! =D
Alexander the great conquered the Persian empire and spread greek culture throughout southwest Asia
Alexander the Great defeated numerous great armies during his conquests. Some of the notable victories include the defeat of the Persian Empire led by Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela, the conquest of the Egyptian and Persian forces at the Battle of Issus, and the defeat of the Indian army led by King Porus at the Battle of Hydaspes. These victories solidified Alexander's status as one of history's greatest military commanders.
The Achaemenid Empire.
There was no Greek empire to battle. Greece was hundreds of independent city-states, some of which from time to time formed defensive leagues. Alexander's father king Philip II of Macedonia (with son Alexander as one of his commanders) progressively overcame these cities and leagues in mainland Greece, and was appointed Hegemon (leader), and planned a campaign in Asia against the Persian Empire. On his death Alexander inherited the kingship of Macedonia and Hegemon of Greece, and continued on with his father's plan to defeat the Persian Empire, and establish his own.
There was no Athenian empire at the battle of Marathon. Athens fought there with one minor ally Plataia. Athens developed an empire 50 years later from the anti-Persian alliance known as the Delian League.