Who was the leader of Persia durning the Persian war?

Answer 1

The Spartan army was led by its kings and there were two kings in office simultaneously to ensure continuity. The Persian War was 499-449 BCE, so the kings were:

Agiad Dynasty

• Cleomenes I c. 520 - c. 490 BCE
• Leonidas I c. 490 - 480 BCE
• Pleistarchus 480 - c. 459 BC
• Pleistoanax c. 459 - 409 BCE

Eurypontid Dynasty

• Demaratus c. 515 - c. 491 BCE
• Leotychidas c. 491 - 469 BCE
• Archidamus II 469-427 BCE

Answer 2

King Leonidas led Sparta during part of the war as he died during the battle of Thermopylae (August 480bc). His son was too young to take the throne so Leonidas's nephew Pausanius took over as regent.

Also, the Spartan commander Eurybiades can be noted as he was in charge of the Greek navy during the Persan Wars.

Answer 3

The Persian Empire and the Greek city-states in the eastern Mediterranean 499-449 BCE.

Answer 4

On one side, Persia. The Greek opposition was led by Sparta and in its later stages by Athens.

Answer 5

At the beginning of the Persian Wars it was CyrusII but he was killed. After Cyrus died Zerkies took the throne and started a second campaign against the Greeks.

Answer 6

Darius I

Xerxes I

Artaxerxes I

Answer 7

The wars lasted half a centurt. Kings Darius I, Xerxes I, Artaxerxes I. There were numerous general used by them in the many campaigns in the 50 years.

Answer 8

Leonidas was the commander-in-chief of the Greek forces up until his death at Thermopylae, after that it was the Spartan General Pausanias.