Athens tried to but finally lost out.
One thing was strife between the city-states. This continued on after the persian wars.
First Athens, then Sparta, then Thebes until Macedonia took over.
First Sparta, then Thebes, then Macedonia.
Two leagues - one led by Athens, the other led by Sparta.
Persia!!!!!
The coalition of Greek city-states was.
Marathon and Plataea.
The first Persian invasion of Greece was during the Persian Wars in 492 BCE. It was ordered by the Persian King Darius I to punish the city-states of Athens and Eretria.
Yes. In modern times, Greece fought in World War 2 and Korea. In ancient times, Greece fought the Persian Wars.
The Ionian city-states revolted against Persian rule and this progressively brought mainland Greece into the conflict.
The Persian Empire attacked Greece again 30 years later.
The Parthenon