They did not want to be captured and put under control again of the Athenian tyrant they had expelled 20 years earlier.
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.
The Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE was where Athens fought off the Persian King Darius. The Persians kept invading Greece for personal gain, and eventually Greece had enough and attacked the Persians back.
what war did athens and sparta fight
what war did athens and sparta fight
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
Marathon was fought to keep the Persians from invading Athens.
The Persians fought against the citizens of Athens who were aided by those of Plataea.
The Persians would have won if Sparta and Athens had not united to fight the Persian Army
They did npt defeat Athens.
They wanted to punish the persians for attacking Greece
There were nearly 200 city-states who united to fight off the Persians.
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Nowhere. Athens sent Pheidippides to run to Sparta to summon them to help fight the Persians. The 120 mile return trip killed him.
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There was no city of Marathon. It was a plain 26 miles north of Athens.
The Persians Battled Against The Athens. It was battled in Greece. Also in 1490! And the Athens Won.(: