What were the effects of the Persian war on Greece?

Answer 1

Initially the city-states put their disputes on hold until they had driven back the Persian attempt to bring them under control, but when the Persian threat was repelled, the were free to go back to their usual wars between each other with renewed ferocity.

Answer 2

Sparta and Athens, although they were brief allies, drifted even farther apart. Athens grew more powerful and Sparta grew jealous. This eventually led to the Peloponnesian Wars.

The Government fell, trade dropped, and city-states still fought each other. The culture was still vital and creative. Also they destroyed cities.

Answer 3

The Greek city-states had a diversion from their usual wars between themselves. However they managed to form an ongoing ant-Persian alliance led by Athens to continue that war for fifty years.

This alliance was used by Athens to establish a dominant position in the Greek world, and it converted that alliance into an empire when peace was arranged with Persia. This empire was then opposed by a league of cities led by Sparta, with the resultant devastating Peloponnesian War 431-404 BCE.

Answer 4

The story (The Iliad) was written centuries after the event actually happened, but was written at a time when Greece was starting to expand (about 750 BC). Stories like this one would have promoted Greek superiority and given inspiration to soldiers and helped subdue annexed cultures.

Answer 5

The Greek city-states were free to go back to their endless wars against each other, weakening themselves to the extent that Macedonia was able to dominate them until Rome progressively took over two centuries later.

Answer 6

For 50 years the Greek city-states fought of Persia's intent to incorporate them in its empire to enforce peace on them. When the Persians agreed to stop, the cities went back to their usual fighting each other.

Answer 7

Persia's threat caused Athens to build a strong navy, whic played a big part in repelling the upcoming Persian invasion of Greece, and after that , it enabled Athens to establish an empire to enrich itself and try to dominate the Greek world.