They had a superior fleet, a well disciplined army and they were very good at bribing factions in Greek cities to switch to their side.
Darius I.
The Persians.
The Persians attacked the Greeks in the Persian war
The Ionian Revolt.
NO! The Persian war was ancient Greece vs the Persians USA didnt even exist then.
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.
The Persian War 499-449 BCE between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire.
Darius I led the Persians in the First Persian War. Xerxes I led them in the Second.
They didn't defeat a war. They defeated the Persians in the Persian War in the eastern Mediterranean on land and sea 499-449 BCE.
Their army by marching and their fleet by sailing.
Callias negotiated a peace with the Persians in 449 BCE after 50 years of war.
The Ionian Greek city states of Asia Minor who had revolted against Persian rule.