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Athens and Eretria had supported the Greek city of Miletus in Asia Minor in a revolt against the Persians. They overplayed their hand by burning the Persian provincial capital of Sardis, and the Persian king Darius sent a punitive expedition against them in 490 BCE.
Eretria was captured and enslaved. The Athenians with their ally Plataia defeated the Persian infantry at Marathon, and turned back their cavalry in front of the city, after which the expedition went home.
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∙ 13y agoAthens and Eretria has supported the Greek city of Miletus in Asia Minor in a revolt against the Persians. They overplayed their hand by burning the Persian provincial capital of Sardis, and the Persian king Darius sent a punitive expedition against them in 490 BCE.
Eretria was captured and enslaved. The Athenians with their ally Plataia defeated the Persian infantry at Marathon, and turned back their cavalry in front of the city, after which the expedition went home.
In other words the war started supposedly because Paris, a prince of Troy, chose Aphrodite as the "fairest" goddess over Hera, Wife of Zeus and Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Each goddess had promised Paris a great reward if he chose her. Aphrodite had promised the most beautiful woman in the world.
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Where did Pheidippides run from to warn Athens of a Persian attack?
Nowhere. Athens sent Pheidippides to run to Sparta to summon them to help fight the Persians. The 120 mile return trip killed him.
What road could Persians have taken to invade Athens?
The attack on Athens in 490 BCE was by the sea road, landing at Marathon where the army was defeated and reembarked. The capture of Athens in 480 BCE was by the coastal road which roughly followed today's Highway 1.
Who sacked Athens in the year 480 BCE?
The Persians sacked Athens in 480 BCE .
Did the Persians invade Sparta?
No. They did not get further south than Athens.
What was the battle strategy in the battle of Marathon?
Athens' right wing was led by Callimachus. Athens' left wing was covered by the Plataeans. Athens' center was led by Themistocles and Aristides.The Greek idea was to attack first and to cross the distance from the slopes to the Persians as fast as possible in order to beat the Persian cavalry and archers to it . ~ see related link below .
When did the Persians defeat Athens?
They did npt defeat Athens.
Did the Athens defeat the Persians?
no
Where did Pheidippides run from to warn Athens of a Persian attack?
Nowhere. Athens sent Pheidippides to run to Sparta to summon them to help fight the Persians. The 120 mile return trip killed him.
Brought Democracy To Athens?
Persians
What happened in the battle of marathon?
The Persians Battled Against The Athens. It was battled in Greece. Also in 1490! And the Athens Won.(:
What road could Persians have taken to invade Athens?
The attack on Athens in 490 BCE was by the sea road, landing at Marathon where the army was defeated and reembarked. The capture of Athens in 480 BCE was by the coastal road which roughly followed today's Highway 1.
Why did many city-states form an alliance against Athens?
They wanted to punish the persians for attacking Greece
Is the battle of Marathon that which the Greeks battled the Persians?
The battle of Marathon was between Athens and its ally Plataia and a punitive expedition sent from Persia in response to an attack by Athens and Eretria on the Persian provincial capital of Sardis in Asia Minor.
Why did the very different cultures of Athens and Sparta from an alliance?
They formed an alliance because they wanted to rebel against the Persians. Athens had all the brains and Sparta had all the war like abilities. Athens needed someone that was good in war. Even though Athens had a strong army it was still too small to over ride the Persian Empire. The Persians were a common enemy for Athens and Sparta. They both had something in common; liking the Persians. So the more people Athens had in their army the more likely it is for Athens to win. In the end Athens does win the war against the Persians but there are many more wars the Athenians and the Persians have had against each other.
Who sacked Athens in the year 480 BCE?
The Persians sacked Athens in 480 BCE .
Who started the war between Sparta and Athens?
The Persians
Who were the Persians led by when they destroyed Athens?
King Xerxes I.
