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1. The mainland Greek cities supported revolutions by the Greek cities in Asia Minor within the Persian Empire.

2. The punitive expedition against Athens failed at Marathon, so the Persians decided that the only way to put an end to continuing disturbances was to incorporate mainland Greece within their Empire and so stop disruptions to peace within the Empire.

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