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What did the Athenians do that so enraged the Persian king Darius?
They responded to a call for aid from their fellow Greeks, the Ionians,who were at the time under Persian rule, The Athenians failed to free the Ionians at the time, but burned the city of Sardis to the ground. Darius was infuriated and demanded to know who has so savaged the city. "The Athenians" was the response.
How did the Athenians treat the Melian people?
They sold them into slavery as a warning to other cities within their empire not to revolt also.
When did the Romans crush Athenians revolt?
In 87 BC the Romans under Sulla crushed Athens and devastated the city.
Who was the Persian king crushed a Greek revolt and sought to punish Athens for her part in the rebellion?
King Darius the Great who put down a revolt by the Ionian Greek cities within his empire. His attempt to subdue Athens was turned back at the battle of Marathon.
Is it true that the first time that Greek city-states under Persian rule revolted with the help of Athens they defeated the Persians?
Not so. The Eretrians and Athenians sent a contingent to help the Ionian city-states who revolted, but after a successful raid on Sardis, the Persian provincial capital in Asia Minor, they were defeated and over several more years the revolt was put down and the cities remained under Persian rule.
When did Ionian Revolt happen?
Ionian Revolt happened in -493.
Who fought in the ionian revolt?
The Ionian revolt was the first step in the Persian wars. Greece and Persia were the main participants. In 550 BCE Cyrus I of Persia conquered Ionia. Miletus, a city in the Ionian territory convinced the rest of the Ionians to rebel against Persia. The Athenians helped the Ionians battle the Persians.
What did the Athenians do that so enraged the Persian king Darius?
They responded to a call for aid from their fellow Greeks, the Ionians,who were at the time under Persian rule, The Athenians failed to free the Ionians at the time, but burned the city of Sardis to the ground. Darius was infuriated and demanded to know who has so savaged the city. "The Athenians" was the response.
What was the importance of the Ionian Revolt?
While the Ionian Revolt failed, it raised the perception that the Persians were vulnerable. Eventually, the empire fell and the Greek civilization prevailed.
What caused the ancient Persian War?
The Ionian Revolt.
What led up to the Persian War?
The Ionian Revolt
Did Cyrus rule during Ionian Revolt?
No. Xerxes I.
What war of the Persian Wars did the Persians win?
The Ionian Revolt.
How long did the ionian revolt last?
499 to 493 BCE.
Which city-state supported the Ionian Revolt?
Eretria and Athens.
What methods and tools did darius use to hold togethe his empire?
His expedition to punish Athens and Gretria for their aid in the Ionian Revolt and Subjugate Greece.
The Persian wars were touched off by?
Ionia - the Greco-Persian Wars was a result of the Ionian revolt .The wars began when the Greek city-states in Asia Minor revolted against Persian rule. Athens interfered, bringing Persian reprisal, which widened the conflict to the rest of the Greek world.
