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Why did the very different cultures of Athens and Sparta from an alliance?
They formed an alliance because they wanted to rebel against the Persians. Athens had all the brains and Sparta had all the war like abilities. Athens needed someone that was good in war. Even though Athens had a strong army it was still too small to over ride the Persian Empire. The Persians were a common enemy for Athens and Sparta. They both had something in common; liking the Persians. So the more people Athens had in their army the more likely it is for Athens to win. In the end Athens does win the war against the Persians but there are many more wars the Athenians and the Persians have had against each other.
How did the battle of Thermopylae help Athens though the Greeks lost?
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
What happened during the Ionian Revolt and why was it important?
The Persian empire took over Ionia, and tried to force them to pay tribute. They were also forced to serve the Persian army. They wanted to defeat the Persian Empire, but knew they couldn't because they were a small group of people, so they called to Athens for help. But after Athens had an initial success, they left. This left the Ionians alone, and they lost the battle against the Persians. as a punishment for turning against them, the Persians ruined the city of Meletus.
How did the battle of thermopylae help Athens even though though greeks lost?
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
Are the Persians and the Pericles the same thing?
The Persians were a people from today's Iran who formed a large empire in Asia and north Africa. Pericles was a general and politician in the city-state of Athens.
What happened during Ionian revolt and why was it important?
The Persian empire took over Ionia, and tried to force them to pay tribute. They were also forced to serve the Persian army. They wanted to defeat the Persian Empire, but knew they couldn't because they were a small group of people, so they called to Athens for help. But after Athens had an initial success, they left. This left the Ionians alone, and they lost the battle against the Persians. as a punishment for turning against them, the Persians ruined the city of Meletus.
What happened during the Ionian revolt why was it important?
The Persian empire took over Ionia, and tried to force them to pay tribute. They were also forced to serve the Persian army. They wanted to defeat the Persian Empire, but knew they couldn't because they were a small group of people, so they called to Athens for help. But after Athens had an initial success, they left. This left the Ionians alone, and they lost the battle against the Persians. as a punishment for turning against them, the Persians ruined the city of Meletus.
Whatever happened to the Spartan People?
War with the Persians along with three decades of fighting with Athens, plagues, and slave revolts.
Who the battle of marathon was between?
The batte of Marathon was between the Athenian people or Athens and the greatest empire of that time Persia.
How did the battle of Thermopylae help even though the Greeks lost?
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
What was unique about the city states of Athens?
Athens was a single city-state. It had established an empire by keeping a grip on the 200 city-states it had led against the Persians. This revenue which it was used to beautify Athens, put half its people on the public payroll, and maintain a fleet which could go around and extort the annual levies from the cities. When it lost the war against the Peloponnesian League it was stripped of its empire and lost the easy money, reverting to an ordinary city-state.
What was the main concern of the Delian League?
Originally? To unite Greeks against the threat of the Persians. After the defeat of the Persians? To execute and maintain Athenian hegemony in the Aegean. Or to put the second point in another way, to give Athens the money to keep its fleet in place to enforce the annual collection of funds from the members, and spend the rest of the tribute on improving its own city and keep half its people on the public payroll.
