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∙ 9y agoPersia sent a punitive expedition against Athens in 490 BCE in retaliation for Athens participating in the revolt by the Greeks in Asia Minor against Persian rule. Athens defeated the attack at Marathon.
Athens was later a member of the Greek coalition led by Sparta which repelled a full-scale invasion of Peninsular Greece in 480-479 BCE.
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∙ 14y agoThe Persians
When and where?
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∙ 10y agoThe Ionian War 499-493 was won by the Persian Empire.
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Did 300 Spartans win or 180000 Persians?
180,000 Persians won. This took place in the battle of Thermopylae. Leonidas and his army of 6,000 to 7,000 Spartans but were delayed by the Persians when a Greek traitor showed the Persians how to attack from both sides. Leonidas commanded all of his soldiers to escape except for 300 Spartans.
Who was the greeks' strongest warrior?
Spartans were known as the ultimate militia at there time during a Persian attack that was known to be the best. 200 Spartans fighting half a million Persians. And I believe that the Spartans won.
Are the Spartans and the Persians the same people?
No. Both were of Indo-European ethnic origin, but the Spartans were Dorian Greeks and the Persians were Iranians.
Did the Persians lose their empire to the Spartans?
No.
Who beat the Spartans at thermoplyae?
The Persians
What song was playing when the Spartans in Meet the Spartans were dancing against the Persians?
tambourine
What were the names of the three battles in Persia's second invasion of Greece and who won each?
The Battle of Thermopylae: The Persians won the Battle of Thermopylae against the Spartans, but it was a Pyrrhic Victory. The Battle of Salamis: This Naval Battle was critically won by the Athenians against the Persians. The Battle of Plataea: This Battle was won by the Alliance of Greek City States against the Persians.
Who fought in Battle of Thermopylae?
The Spartans and the Persians
Who do the Spartans fight in the movie 300?
Persians.
Did the Spartans conquer the Persians?
oh yeah
Who was the common enemy of the athenians and Spartans?
The Persians .
What happend when Persia and Sparta had war?
Well, the 300 Spartans lost yes, but very shortly after, the persians sailed to a trap led by a double spy, Athens and the Spartans won at sea. The persians retrieted back to Asia Minor (now Turkey) and the greeks took the bridge apart.
