The Greeks conquered Troy (modern-day Turkey) in the Trojan War, and there were several civil wars within the country, mostly involving Sparta.
Basically the greeks themselves, Persians, romans, goths, and that's about it.
Rome didn't conquer the Greeks.
He wanted to use the Greeks to augment his military power to take over the Persian Empire.
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It was a 'blessing' for the Greeks (and a 'curse' for the Trojans) because it enabled the Greeks to finally conquer the city of Troy.
10 years according to Homer's Iliad
Egypt was part of the empire conquered by Alexander the Great.
Persia did not conquer Greece. Persia attempted to conquer Greece but the invasion was repelled. Earlier, Greeks had fought against Persia in the Ionian Revolt, and the Persian invasion was intended as retribution for the violation of Persian temples.
the Greeks - much roman mythology and culture was taken from the Hellenistic peoples.
He was never king of the Greeks - he called himself Hegemon = Leader. He finished his campaign to conquer the Persian Empire in 324 BCE after his retreat from India.
They would clear timberland that was available to them, or conquer a nearby land and take it's territory for itself.
Because Persians came to Greece to conquer it and Leonidas and the other Greeks had to defend their country.