Cyrus the Great dominated the Medes, and the combined power launched the spread of the Persians into their own empire.
Greek city-states within the Persian Empire in Asia Minor were induced to revolt against Persian rule, and it expanded to include mainland Greece.
The Persian empire began when Cyrus the Great led a revolt against the Medes.
Granicus River in Asia Minor 334 BCE.
The Persian Empire.
The Persian Empire was not a person.
Athens turned the Delian League which it had led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own.
Athens turned the Delian League which it had led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own.
Athens turned the Delian League which it had led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own.
It removed the Persian attempt to incorporate the Greek city-states into the Persian Empire.
Athens converted the Delian League, which it had led against the Persian Empire, into an empire of its own.
Athens, which turned the coalition of city-states it had led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own.
The Persian Empire had no one to rebel against, it was the strongest power in the region until it was taken over by Alexander the Great.
Enough of the cities temporarily put aside their usual rivalries and in-fighting to form a united front against the Persian Empire. They used superior strategy and tactics - first defeating the Persian fleet to eliminate the Persian amphibious threat to their cities, and thus allow them to unite their armies, where the superiority of their armoured soldiers over the unarmoured Persian infantry gained them land victory and turned back the Persian invasion.
It allowed it to convert the Delian League which it led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own and live high on the hog on the proceeds.
Greek city-states within the Persian Empire in Asia Minor were induced to revolt against Persian rule, and it expanded to include mainland Greece.
It did greatly, turning the Delian League it had led into an empire of its own.
The superiority of the forces which Alexander assembled against it.