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There were hundreds of Greek cities within the Persian Empire, and their mother cities in peninsular Greece helped them rise against their Persian overlords. The Persians decided to take over peninsular Greece and absorb it within the empire to stop this disruption to peace.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 7y agoIn retaliation for the Eretria and Athens interfering to help the Ionian revolt in Asia Minor. They intended to appoint an ex-Athenian tyrant to rule Athens again and keep them quiet.
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∙ 7y agoThe Persians to get control of the Greek city-states to stop their endless warfare spilling over into their empire. The Greek city-states to preserve their independence.
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∙ 11y agoPeace and non-interference in its Empire.
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What victory over the Persians coast the Greeks?
What do you really want to know.
What did the Greeks have that the Persians didn't?
The Greeks had superior armor and tactics than did the Persians .
Why did king Leonidas want to fight the Persians?
Because Persians came to Greece to conquer it and Leonidas and the other Greeks had to defend their country.
Why did the Greeks want to defeat the Persians?
The Greeks never wanted to defeat the Persians,they rather responded in an attack by them and their ruler Xerxis.It started as a defensive war and escalated in taking the conflict deep into the Persian empire.
What did the victory over the Persians cost the Greeks?
The Greeks stood their ground and fought for their freedom against the Persians. Their victory caused the Greeks many lives.
What did victory over the Persians cost the Greeks?
The Greeks stood their ground and fought for their freedom against the Persians. Their victory caused the Greeks many lives.
Who often clashed with the Persians?
The Greeks.
How would the world today be different if the Greeks never fought the Persians?
The Greeks saw the Persians off, so nothing changed.
What had the Persians forgot or just now known about the Greeks?
the Greeks were powerful
In which movie did Greeks fight against Persians to escape enslavery?
The Greeks fought against the Persians in the movie 300 starring Gerard Butler
Why did the Persians think that it would be easy to beat the Greeks?
They greatly outnumbered the Greeks..
Did the Greeks win the battle of Thermopylae?
They did not, the Persians won; the Greeks were WAAY outnumbered.
