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The Greek city-states in Asia Minor were originally colonies of the Greek cities of mainland Greece, and they called on their mother cities for support when in trouble.
When these city-states within Darius' empire in Asia Minor revolted, the mainland Greek city-states Eretria and Athens sent forces to support them, and in the process burnt down the Persian provincial capital of Sardis.
To prevent further interventions Darius sent a punitive expedition to take control of the two cities and install local Greek tyrants sympathetic to his cause to control them, and act as a warning to other mainland Greek cities not to intervene in Asia on behalf of the Greek cities which had been their colonies. This expeditionary force captured Eretria but was defeated at the battle of Marathon in 490 BCE by Athens and its ally Plataea.
He planned a second stronger attack but died before he could mount it, leaving it to his son Xerxes to carry it through. That expedition also failed at the battles of Salamis, Plataea and Mycale.in 480-479 BCE.
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Who was king Darius's son?
Xerxes, his successor as king, who carried out Darius' plan to control the Greek cities in Europe after his death.
Who is darius the 1?
Darius, who ruled from 521 BC to 486 BC added a new Persian province in western India. He then conquered Thrace in Europe, created the world's largest empire to that time. Contact with Greece led Darius to invade the Greek mainland. He also created an army known as the immortals because whenever a member was killed, he was immediately replaced. So what I'm trying to say is that he is was the guy who led Persia to victory and power.
What civilization is considered the first advanced civilization on the Greek mainland?
Mycenaean.
What was the first mainland in Greek civilization?
The Hellenic civilization began in continental Europe. The Minoans were not Hellenes.
Where was the battle of strait of salamis?
Between the Island of Salamis and the Greek mainland near Athens.
Which Persian leader was the first to attack mainland Greece?
King Darius I the Great.
When did Persia attack Greek's mainland?
480 BCE.
Did Persia attack the Greek mainland in AD 490?
Yes
When the The Persian Wars started when Emperor Darius I began an invasion of Greece. What caused Darius to decide to attack Greece?
When the Greek city-states within the Persian Empire in Asia Minor revolted in 499 BCE, mainland Greece cities Eretria and Athens sent military force to assist this Ionian Revolt. After the revolt was put down, Darius decided to punish these cities and sent an expedition. This was repelled at Marathon, so Darius decided that the only way to stop the mainland Greek city-states disturbing the peace in his empire was to bring them under control of a Persian governor. He began bribing the cities, and planned an invasion to bring the others under control, but died and the project was taken on by his successor Xerxes.
What is one of Darius's methods of restoring order to the Persian empire?
Bribing the aristocracies of the Greek city-states in mainland Greece to accept Persian overlordship.
What was the result of the Battle of Guagamela?
Darius cut off Alexander's line of retreat and communications back to the Greek mainland in an effort to end Alexander's invasion of Persia.
Why did Darius decide to attack Athens?
Darius wanted revenge.
Where were the nearest Japanese attack to the us mainland?
The nearest attack by Japan on US mainland took place in Oregon state forest. This took place in 1942 and was the only attack on the mainland.
What were the persions goal for ataking the greek mainland?
Τhe Persians' goal for their invasion in the greek mainland was the conquest of the greek territory.
The Persian king who undertook an invasion of the Greek mainland in the early fifth century was?
King Darius I sent an expedition in 490 BCE to punish and instal friendly local tyrants in Eretria and Athens in 490 BCE.
Who is Darius of Greek mythology?
He was a king of Greece
What Persian king started the war what happened to him?
Darius the Great put down a revolt by Greek cities within its empire in Asia. Some of the he Greek cities in mainland Greece had interfered in support of the revolt, so Darius set out to punish them. His force was repulsed at Marathon by Athens, so he planned a full scale expedition. He died before this came to fruition but his son Xerxes took on the project.
