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Athens was evacuated without a fight in 480 BCE as the Persians advanced. A small foce of diehards on the Acropolis was captures, the remainder fought alongside the other southern Greek forces in the navy and army.
They reoccupied their city after the Persian defeat in 479 BCE and rebuilt the destroyed and looted parts. They also built better walls to defend the city and its port, which came in good stead not against Persians but rather the other Greek cities in the Peloponnesian War fifty years later.
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∙ 9y agoAfter he captured it, and before he moved on to take over the eastern provinces of the Persian Empire. As it had been the capital of the Persian Empire, it's destruction took away the symbolic centrpiece of Persian resistance.
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Who sacked Athens in the year 480 BCE?
The Persians sacked Athens in 480 BCE .
Did the Persians invade Sparta?
No. They did not get further south than Athens.
Who helped the Persian what did he tell them to do in the battle of Marothon?
The ex-tyrant of Athens Hippias who the Persians intended to re-install in Athens after they captured it.
What happened to Athens as a result of Persian Wars?
After the Persians gave up, Athens converted the Delian League which it had led against the Persians, into an empire of its own, lived high on the proceeds, and began to bully the other city-states, leading to the devastating 27-year Peloponnesian War. Athens lost and became a second rate power.
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.
When did the Persians defeat Athens?
They did npt defeat Athens.
Did the Athens defeat the Persians?
no
Brought Democracy To Athens?
Persians
What happened in the battle of marathon?
The Persians Battled Against The Athens. It was battled in Greece. Also in 1490! And the Athens Won.(:
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.
Who sacked Athens in the year 480 BCE?
The Persians sacked Athens in 480 BCE .
Who started the war between Sparta and Athens?
The Persians
Who were the Persians led by when they destroyed Athens?
King Xerxes I.
What about ancient Athens?
There are many things to know about ancient athens, they conquered the Persians but were defeated by sparta
Who did the Athens and Spartans unite to defeat?
The Persians who was led by Xerxes .
Who was Sparta and Athens main enemy across the sea?
Persians
Who marched south and burned Athens to the ground?
Xerxes/The persians
