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In 499 BCE the Greek cities within the Persian Empire revolted. Athens and Eretria sent an expedition to help the cities, and in the process over-reached themselves by burnig the Persian provincial capital of Sardis. Persia mounted a punitive expedition in 490 BCE aganst them, capturing Eretria but turned back at Marathon by Athens.
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Why shouldn't Athens go to war against Sparta?
Athens shouldn't go to war with Sparta because they will loose a lot of soldiers.
Were to marathon did the messenger go?
The famous messenger run from Marathon to Athens, which is about 42 km, to inform the Athenians that they had won against the Persians.
Why did Persia go to war with Greese in 479 B.C.?
Persia went to war with Greece (Athens and Sparta) as Persia wanted their land and Athens, Sparta and some other greek states said "No, you can not own our land." Or A Catalyst for the first war against the Persians was the Ionian Revolt. The Persians and the Greeks shared a border along the land known as Ionia in Asia Minor. The Greeks revolted and burned a village. Thus leading to a Persian counter-attack and war.
What was unique about the city states of Athens?
Athens was a single city-state. It had established an empire by keeping a grip on the 200 city-states it had led against the Persians. This revenue which it was used to beautify Athens, put half its people on the public payroll, and maintain a fleet which could go around and extort the annual levies from the cities. When it lost the war against the Peloponnesian League it was stripped of its empire and lost the easy money, reverting to an ordinary city-state.
What were causes of the Peloponnesian War?
The main cause of the Peloponnesian War was Sparta's fear of Athens' growth. Sparta feared the growth and the power of Athens. As Athens gained more control and power in the Delian League, a coalition of Greek states whose purpose was to provide a navy for defense against the Persians, Sparta was concerned its own power would be reduced and Athens would take over. The rivalry between Sparta and Athens. C. Sparta's fear and jealousy of the power and wealth of athens.
When did Athens and Sparta go to war?
The Spartans and Athens went to war in 431 B.C. and the war ended in 404 B.C.
Why did members of the Delian league get mad at Athens?
Athens would go to war against city-states in the Delian League if they tried to leave the league. Also Athens forced members of the league to pay tribute to rebuild Athens after the Persian War.-Ava :)
When Sparta sent soldiers and their king to battle the Persians did the Athens do the same?
No, not at the battle of Thermopylae. The Spartans sent 300 soldiers lead by their king to a narrow passage to postpone the Persian invasion while Athens, Sparta, and numerous other Ancient Greek city-states prepared to go to all out war.
Why should Athens go to war with Spartans EXPLAIN PLEASEEE?
After the Persian War, Athens converted the anti-Persian Delian League which it led into an empire of its own. Using this power, it became aggressive against some of the other independent city-states, culminating in its attempt to bankrupt its neighbour Megara, a member of the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Sparta appealed to Athens to back off, Athens refused and war ensued.
What happened at Marathon in the Persian War?
The Persians embarked their cavalry to go around to Athens and capture it in the absence of the Athenian army at Marathon. The Athenians saw this and ran down and defeat the inferior Persian infantry no longer protected by it cavalry. After winning that battle, the Athenians realised where the cavalry was headed and all 18,000 ran back to Athens to form up just as the Persians were disembarking. The Persians, disappointed, sailed home. This run by the 18,000 was the origin of today's marathon runs, though today's pampered athletes don't have to carry weapons, shields and armour and run in sandals.
How long did Athens go to war with Sparta?
From 431 to 404 BCE.
Why did the Persian and the Greeks react differently to the end of the Persian war?
The Persians accepted that they could not bring the Greek city-states under control and concentrated on maintaining peace and stability within their empire, and repelling any intrusions from the Greeks. The Greek city-states, no longer under threat of peace being imposed by Persia, were free to go back to their fighting amongst each other. Athens turned the Delian League which it had led against the Persians in the later stage of the war, into an empire of its own, and used that power to interfere in the other Greek city-states led by Sparta, and brought on the devastating 27-year Peloponesian War.
