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Persia expanded its empire to what it thought were natural boubdaries - in the west to the Augean Sea.
In doing so it absorbed the Greek cities in Asia Minor and the Islands. These cities appealed to their mother-cities in mainland Greece, and the latter began intervening in what Persia regarded as its territory. When the Ionian cities revolted, Athens and Eretria intervened, ending up going too far in burning the Persian provincial capital of Sardis.
Persia responded with an attempt to capture the two cities and instal puppet regimes as a warning to the rest, and to keep those cities in check. The attempt failed, defeated at Marathon.
Persia then realised that the only way to keep the Greek mainland cities quiet was to absorb them all under local puppets with a Persian governor. This invasion in 480-479 also failed, and Persia was obliged to withdraw and eventuall accept the independence of the Greek cities in Asia Minor under a peace brokered in 449 BCE.
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∙ 7y agoThe Greek city states in Persian-controlled Asia Minor revolted. Mainland Greek cities supported the revolt and the Persians decided to incorporate them all within their empire to keep them under control to stop them interrupting peace and prosperity within the empire.
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∙ 11y agoThe eastern Greek cities around the Black and Aegean Seas and Islands were within the Persian Empire. The mainland Greek cities often supported uprisings of the eastern cities, so the Persians decided to include those cities in their empire to establish an ethnic frontier.
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∙ 11y agoIn 490 BCE Persia sent a punitive expedition to Eretria and Athens after they intervened in the Greek cities within the Persian Empire. It failed aty Marathon.
Persia then decided to put an end to mainland Greek city-state disruptions by incorporating them within its empire. They mounted a major invasion to achieve this in 480 BCE. It failed at Salamis, Plataia and Mytilene.
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∙ 12y agoThe cities on the east coast of the Aegean sea shared a culture with Greece and Persia,but with one major difference the Persians demanded tribune and taxed all they
conquer the Greeks were forced to pay to a Persian, King Cyrus the Great,
Cyrus needed to maintain his cities and pay for the soldiers, he needed to conquer andadd to his Empire to demonstrate his greatness, but the Greeks wanted the same
democratic freedom enjoyed by the Athenians. In 502 BC the Greeks revolted against
the Persian with the aid of Athens, the Persian side requested aid from Darius brother,
Artaphernes, the condition of his acceptance was once the conflict is over that they would
be under Persian control, Athens sent 20 Triremes (warships) to Ephesus. encouraged
by the Athenians other city states soon followed, the Athenian and their Greek alliedhoplites marched on the Persians city of Sardis, sacked and burnt the city and Temples,
Darius was infuriated and sent a army to retake all the Persian and Greek Cities, after
repelling the Greeks the Athenians returned home many were captured are
inducted into Persian servitude, but it was to late Athens had challenged the might of
Persia and Darius wanted satisfaction, the revolts was all the excuse Darius needed to
expand his kingdom and gain vengeance on Athens, as the ruler of the largest Empire
in the known world victory should be easy ' Might is Right ';Greece was a number of individual City states who fought among themselves,
his plans of expansion into Europe was a natural coarse of action, but conquest ofGreece and Athens had to wait, Darius was preoccupied with other wars in his
home land, but to make sure he never forgot he instructed one of his servants to whisper
in his ear three times a day every day when he was enjoying his feast
' Remember the Athenians... Remember the Athenians... '
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∙ 10y agoThe Greco-Persian Wars (499 BCE - 449 BCE) began soon after the Ionian Revolt of 499 BCE broke out. Ionia, which was then controlled by Persian forces, had struggled under Persian rule and soon sought out the military aid of Athens and Eretia, who helped capture and burn the Persian regional capital, Sardis.
The revolt lasted until 493 BCE, when the rebellious Ionians suffered a decisive defeat at the Battle of Lade. The rebellion collapsed soon after, and Darius I of Persia vowed revenge against Athens and Eretia for burning Sardis. In 492 BCE, Darius began the first Persian invasion of Greece, the beginning of a series of conflicts that would last over 50 years.
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∙ 6y agoIt is in the nature of humans to fight - nothing different from today's supposed civilised world - name a year in the past century when there wasn't a war going on somewhere.
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∙ 10y agothey like chicken
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King Darius and Xerxes were leaders of what empire that was a threat to Greek freedom?
They were leaders the Persian Empire. Darius was the father of Xerxes. Darius led the Persians in the first Persian war, while Xerxes led the Persians in the second Persian war.
What was Marathon the most important war?
Marathon was not a war, it was one battle in a 50-year war between Persia and the Greek city-states. The most important battles were Salamis, Plataea and Mycale. The significance of Marathon is that it was the first time that the Persians were defeated, and this Athenian victory showed to the other Greek city states, after nine years of Persian victories, that the Persians could be beaten.
Why were the Marathon and the Thermopylae important to the Persian War?
They were rallying calls for the Greeks. The Athenian success at Marathon demonstrated to the other Greek cities that the Persians could be beaten. Thermopylae became another symbol for Greek steadfastness which was used by the Greeks for propaganda on the superiority of the Greek warrior.
Athens Spartha other city-state join to fight the Persians?
Athens led 180 eastern Greek city-states against the Persians in the last 30 years of the 50-year Persian War.
Who were the main combatants in the battle of Thermopylae?
The Trojan War took place in Greek Mythology during a time period where countries as they are known today did not exist. The war was fought between the city of Troy and the Achaens, who formed a collective of Greek city states. The city of Troy would have been located in modern-day Turkey.
Which citystates fought eachotherin the peloponnesian war?
Athens and Sparta .
What would have happened if the Persians had won the Persian War?
There would have been ongoing Greek revolutions.
What or who was united during the Persian war?
The Persians and their Greek allies were united to prosecute the war. Many Greek city-states were united against the Persian and allied forces.
What was some factors that led to the success of Persian War?
The Greek city-states achieved naval and land superiority over the Persians. The Greek coalitions had the stamina to outlast the Persians who, after 50 years gave up.
Death in the Persian War?
Wars result in mas deaths and this war was no exception. However the Persians preferred to first manipulate opponents and come to terms rather than outright conquest. The Persians, in their invasion of Greece, had many Greek allies, and a third of their army and navy was Greek
What was the war between the Greeks and the Persians?
The Persian War 499-449 BCE between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire.
What were the results of the Persian War of the 5th Century BC?
The Greek city-states defeated the Persians in a series of sea and land battles. The Persians agreed to peace and the Greek cities went back to fighting each other with increasing ferocity, using the expanded forces they had used against the Persians.
Was the Persian war a social war?
No, it was a war about peace in the Eastern Mediterranean. When the Persians lost the Greek city-states went back to fighting each other again.
How di the Persian war start?
The Greek city-states in Asia Mnor revolted against Persian rule, the Persians put it down, but the Greek cities of mainland Greece had intervened and the war spread.
What was the Effect of the Persians wars on the Greek city states?
It ended Persian attempts to control Greek war-making, leaving the Greek city-states to increasingly destructive wars with each other.
King Darius and Xerxes were leaders of what empire that was a threat to Greek freedom?
They were leaders the Persian Empire. Darius was the father of Xerxes. Darius led the Persians in the first Persian war, while Xerxes led the Persians in the second Persian war.
What lead to the Persians war?
The Ionan Revolt of Greek city-states within the Persian Empire, which spread through interference by mainland Greek cities in support of the revolt.
