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What is the Persian War about for Athens and Sparta and what are the consequences for Athens?
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After the Greek city-states of mainland Greece repelled the Persian attempt to incorporate them within its Empire 480-479 BCE, Sparta proposed that the Greek people living in their cities within the Persian Empire in Asia Minor be repatriated to mainland Greece to stop further clashes with Persia. Athens had a different idea - to form those cities into an anti-Persian alliance to protect them from continued Persian rule and interference. The Athenian proposal was accepted and the Delian League was formed; Sparta went its own way, dealing with internal problems within its own territories, while Athens led activity against Persia.
After another thirty years of strife, Persia gave up and signed a peace with the Delian League. Athens opportunistically kept the 200 cities of the League under its control and continued to collect the war taxes from them, using the money for its own benefit, collecting the money by force where necessary; this made the League virtually an empire of Athens, so the cities ended up exchanging the Persian Empire for the Athenian Empire.
Athens became dominant in the area, and became bolder, interfering in the affairs of the cities of the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League. This friction eventually led to the devastating 27-year Peloponnesian War; Persia eventually joined in this on the side of Sparta, and this resulted in Athens' defeat and being stripped of its Empire.
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How could the Persian war have ended if Sparta and Athens had not united to fight the Persian Army?
The Persians would have won if Sparta and Athens had not united to fight the Persian Army
What war did Sparta and Athens work together?
The Persian Wars
What led to the Persian War between the Spartans and Athenians?
Sparta and Athens were allies against Persia in the Persian War.
Who led in the Persian War?
On tthe Persian side, the Persian king. On the Greek side, first Sparta, then Athens.
How do the Persian Wars bring Athens and Sparta together and then tear them apart?
Athens and Sparta were friendly before the Persian War. They naturally joined the alliance which repelled the Persian invasion. A Spartan force helped Athens retain its government against a revolt pre-war. Athens post-war helped Sparta put down a serf rebellion, but then started to side with the serfs, so the Spartans sent them home. That was the split.
Who did Athens defeat in the second Persian War?
It was part of a coalition led by Sparta which repelled an invasion by the Persian Empire.
What was the name of the war where Athens and Sparta fought each other?
Persian Wars
Was the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta?
The Peloponnesian War was between Athens and Sparta. It was after the great Persian war, when Athens and Sparta worked together to defeat Persia. The Peloponnesian War was started because Sparta feared Athens may dominate them one day. There was a big battle between them, lasting for many years, but in the end, Sparta won.
What were the long term consequences of the Sparta and Athens war?
live in school for the rest of your life.
What are some similarities ancient Sparta and ancient Athens had?
They both fought in the second Persian War
Greek cities took part in Persian War?
There were over 200, led at first by Sparta, then Athens.
What were two consequences of the Persian War?
One, without a common enemy, Athens and Sparta engaged in the Peloponnesian War for the hegemony of Greece. Two, it weakened Persia to the point that it made it easier for Alexander the Great to conquer decades later.
