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When the Greek cities of Asia Minor revolted against Persian rule in 499 BCE, Eretria and Athens sent contingents to join them and Athens led an expedition in 498 BCE which captured and burnt down the Persian provincial capital of Sardis. This caused the Persian king Darius to send a punitive expedition to establish Persian-appointed tyrants to keep the two cities under control. The Persian force captured Eretria, but was defeated by Athens at Marathon.
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How did the war against Persia birng new wealth and power to Athens?
greek colonies payed Athens to protect them from Persia and the How did the war against Persia bring new wealth and power to Athens went to building an even greater navy and improving life in the city itself its not This IS about the battle : the war began with an attack by the Spartan army. Pericles knew that his army was no match for Sparta's. He Called for Athenians living inside the city walls. The walls Protected the city,but Sparta's army destroyed the famrland around Athens. Read more: How did the war against Persia bring new wealth and power to Athens
Who where Spartas enmy?
1. Persia 2. Alexander the great 3. sometimes Athens 4. eventually rome
What did Athens do when Sparta sent soldiers and their king in the fight against Persia?
They sent a fleet of ships/ navy and Themistocles was their captain.
Why was Sparta's deal with Persia so important in the war against Athens?
It provided the Spartan alliance with the money to get a sea fleet to match and defat Athens' hitherto superiority. With its fleet destroyed, Athens was confined within its walls, could not import food, and was starved into surrender.
Which city-states geography might make it more open to attack in a military battle?
Athens
How was power in Athens handled differently than power in Persia?
Persia had a king. Athens had a direct democracy.
What effect did Persia have on Greece?
persia prevented Sparta and Athens from uniting.
Athens' decisive naval victory over Persia occurred where at?
Persia
When did Persia capture Athens?
2013
How did the war against Persia birng new wealth and power to Athens?
greek colonies payed Athens to protect them from Persia and the How did the war against Persia bring new wealth and power to Athens went to building an even greater navy and improving life in the city itself its not This IS about the battle : the war began with an attack by the Spartan army. Pericles knew that his army was no match for Sparta's. He Called for Athenians living inside the city walls. The walls Protected the city,but Sparta's army destroyed the famrland around Athens. Read more: How did the war against Persia bring new wealth and power to Athens
Who defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian war?
Persia
Is the battle of Marathon that which the Greeks battled the Persians?
The battle of Marathon was between Athens and its ally Plataia and a punitive expedition sent from Persia in response to an attack by Athens and Eretria on the Persian provincial capital of Sardis in Asia Minor.
What caused Sparta and Athens to Unite?
The war against Persia. It united all of Greece, including Athens and Sparta.
Xerxes was king of?
Xerxes was king of Persia and battled against Sparta and Athens. etc
Who was the battle of marathon agenst?
It was Athens against Persia. Athens helped Miletus (another city-state) in a battle against Persia. Athenians didn't actually fight, they just helped Miletus by giving them ships and weapons. Miletus lost against Persia and when Persia discovered that Athens had helped Miletus they wanted the Athenians killed. Thus the battle of Marathon began.
Spartans finally conquered athens after what?
after persia was allied with sparta
Why was the sea important to Athens during the Peloponnesian War?
Its Peloponnesian League opponents were superior on land. Athens' strategy was to defend the city walls and attack the opposition cities with its superior navy. This worked until persia financed a comparable navy for the Peloponnesian League.
