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Persia had a king. Athens had a direct democracy.
persia prevented Sparta and Athens from uniting.
Persia
Persia
The war against Persia. It united all of Greece, including Athens and Sparta.
Xerxes was king of Persia and battled against Sparta and Athens. etc
Persia mounted a punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens for interfering in the Persian empire. Eretria was captured and the Persians then moved on to capture Athens, landing at the Bay of Marathon 26 miles north of the city. The Athenian army fought it out with them there.
It was Athens against Persia. Athens helped Miletus (another city-state) in a battle against Persia. Athenians didn't actually fight, they just helped Miletus by giving them ships and weapons. Miletus lost against Persia and when Persia discovered that Athens had helped Miletus they wanted the Athenians killed. Thus the battle of Marathon began.
after persia was allied with sparta
Strong , because Athens and Sparta would be to busy fighting with each other (common sense)
Sparta and Athens united to fight against an invasion of Persia.
Peace with Persia. Athens spent the war funds on its own glorification.