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As an independent city-state, it had the option of deciding whether to participate and which side to join.
Some Greek city-states sided with Persia.
Sparta:
stayed out of the early phase - the Ionian Revolt 499-493 BCE;
decided to support Athens at Marathon 490 BCE but arrived too for the battle;
led the Greek side during the Persian invasion 480-479 BCE;
then withdrew from the remainder of the war 478-449 BCE, having its own problems of conflict with Tegea and Argos and an internal revolt by its serf population.
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Who is the king who died in a battle protecting Sparta from the Persian war?
Leonidas I, King of Sparta, is the king who died in a battle protecting Sparta from the Persian War.
Did the Sparta fight in the Persian war?
yes
What did the Spartans do during the Persian war that caused historians to feel that there is nothing left from ancient Sparta?
Historians do not feel that there is nothing left from ancient Sparta.
What is one role Sparta played in the Persian War?
It led the alliance of Greek city-states 480 to 479 BCE during the Persian invasion.
Greek city-states formed a alliance under the leadership of Athens and Sparta during their conflict with who?
during the greeco-persian war...
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 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.
What war did Sparta and Athens work together?
The Persian Wars
Who was Greece dominated by after Persian War?
First Sparta, then Thebes, then Macedonia.
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 symbol for Sparta during the Persian War?
On their shields they had the Greek letter lamda (L), an inverted V. The Spartan territory was Lacedaemon, and the L signified that.
