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King Darius the Great was 'rounding out' the empire he inherited from Cyrus the Great and Cambyses II, trying to take over the north of the Black Sea and Thrace. In doing so he became enmeshed with Macedonia and the Greek cities of mainland Greece, all of which caused him grief.
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What is the Persian Empire called today?
It covered Southwestern Asia. Persia itself is Iran.
What country is now the name of the Persian Empire?
Persia itself is now Iran. The Persian Empire embraced many present countries in North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Pakistan.
Was the Persian Empire driven out of the Indus River valley by Magadha?
There are several eras of Magadha - if you are asking about the Maurya Empire, it was established as far as the Indus valley by 322 BCE, by which time the Persian Empire had been taken over by Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire which itself had already unravelled in the east by the time of his death in 323 BCE. So no, the Persian Empire had ceased to exist by the time the Mauryan Empire took over the Indus. Alexander was fortunate his soldiers refused to go east into India as he would have run into the overwhelming power of the expanding Mauryans and been exterminated.
Which modern day country is where the old Persian Empire was?
Persia itself occupied today's Iran. The Empire stretched form today's countries Libya, through Egypt, the Middle East, Central Asia and Pakistan.
Did the Athens form an alliance called the Delian League?
Sparta
What did the Persian Empire initially linked itself to Europe to get protection?
No it didn't.
Who were the allies of the Persian Empire in the sixth century b.c.?
The Persian Empire was establishing itself in the second half of the 6th Century BCE. The core of the Empire was Persia and its ally Media. The surrounding states were its target.
What is the Persian Empire called today?
It covered Southwestern Asia. Persia itself is Iran.
Did the athenian golden age start first or after than the Persian wars?
After - Athens converted the anti-Persian Delian League which it led against the Persian Empire into an empire of their own, and used the proceeds on itself, bankrolling its Golden Age.
What country is now the name of the Persian Empire?
Persia itself is now Iran. The Persian Empire embraced many present countries in North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Pakistan.
Which countries in the Persian Empire were conquered?
All those except Persia itself and its ally Media.
How did beating the Persians during the Persian War bring about the golden age of Athens?
After the Persian Empire agreed to peace, Athens led the Delian League of city-states which it had ed into an empire of its own, using the war funds to spend on itself, so creating a golden age for itself.
What war all of Greece united together to defend itself against the world's largest empire army?
Persian War.
Why did the Persian empire link itself to Europe?
King Darius the Great was 'rounding out' the empire he inherited from Cyrus the Great and Cambyses II, trying to take over the north of the Black Sea and Thrace. In doing so he became enmeshed with Macedonia and the Greek cities of mainland Greece, all of which caused him grief.
Who dominted Greece after Persian Wars?
Initially Athens when it converted the cities it had led against Persia into an empire of its own. It over-reached itself and got into conflict with the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, which defeated Athens and stripped it of its empire. Sparta was then dominant for 30 years until displaced by Thebes, then the rise of Macedonia brought the cities under its control.
Why was the austro Hungarian empire called multinational?
They were an empire of different nationalities consisting of different ethnicity in Europe within the empire itself consisting of people speaking in different languages.
Was the Persian Empire driven out of the Indus River valley by Magadha?
There are several eras of Magadha - if you are asking about the Maurya Empire, it was established as far as the Indus valley by 322 BCE, by which time the Persian Empire had been taken over by Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire which itself had already unravelled in the east by the time of his death in 323 BCE. So no, the Persian Empire had ceased to exist by the time the Mauryan Empire took over the Indus. Alexander was fortunate his soldiers refused to go east into India as he would have run into the overwhelming power of the expanding Mauryans and been exterminated.
