It was not the Greeks but the Greek city-state of Eretria.The Persians then switched to Athens which defeated them at Marathon.
Athens lost its empire. Sparta gained temporary ascendancy until defeated by Thebes 30 years later. Greece was devastated and weakened. Persia, defeated nearly a century earlier, was able to dictate a peace. Macedonia was able to exert hegemony over Greece, and defeat Persia.
Athens
Athens and Sparta, along with other Greek city-states, fought against Persia during the Greco-Persian Wars, which primarily took place from 499 to 449 BCE. Key battles include the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE and the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE. While both city-states played significant roles, Athens was particularly prominent in naval engagements, while Sparta excelled in land battles. Their collaboration was crucial in repelling Persian invasions.
This changed over the centuries. Sparta was ruled by two kings, a council. and an assembly Athens was ruled first by a king, then an aristocracy, then by a tyrant, then by an assembly of the people. Persia was ruled by a king and his council.
Persia
It was the bend in the 'straight' at Salamis.
It was not the Greeks but the Greek city-state of Eretria.The Persians then switched to Athens which defeated them at Marathon.
Persia had a king. Athens had a direct democracy.
Persia
persia prevented Sparta and Athens from uniting.
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Athens lost its empire. Sparta gained temporary ascendancy until defeated by Thebes 30 years later. Greece was devastated and weakened. Persia, defeated nearly a century earlier, was able to dictate a peace. Macedonia was able to exert hegemony over Greece, and defeat Persia.
Persia sent a punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens for their role in supporting the Ionian revolt against Persian rule. Eretria was captured but Athens resisted and defeated the Persian force on the plain of Marathon.
Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.
The war against Persia. It united all of Greece, including Athens and Sparta.
Persia sent a punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens for their role in supporting the Ionian Revolt against Persian rule in Asia Minor. Eretria was captured but Athens resisted and defeated the Persian force on the plain of Marathon.