they fought the persians
The Spartans fought the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae .
They did - they provided the second strongest Greek contingent at the battle of Plataea, and after the Persian invasion was repelled, took over leadership for the next 30 years until the Persians agreed to peace.
The Athenians lacked the resources in manpower to thwart the advance of the Persian Army .
They did not want to be captured and put under control again of the Athenian tyrant they had expelled 20 years earlier.
they fight the Persians...
Constantly
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The Persians
In the decisive battle of Salamis 480 BCE, the Greek side was commanded by the Spartan admiral Eurybiades.
There were nearly 200 city-states who united to fight off the Persians.
No, they were a thousand years too late.
On land and sea, in Asia and Greece.
480 BCE.
The Persians fought against the citizens of Athens who were aided by those of Plataea.
Because Persians came to Greece to conquer it and Leonidas and the other Greeks had to defend their country.