The Persian Empire tried to impose rule on the Greek city-states to stop their wars between each other spilling over into the Persian Empire. After trying to impose peace on the Greeks for 50 years, they gave up and left the Greek city-states to go on fighting each other. Democracy had nothing to do with it - some cities were democracies, led by Athens, which also led much of the inter-Greek fighting, which continued for another century until Macedonia imposed peace on them. Where in this is civilisation and democracy?
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Persian, Egyptian, Indian, and Greek.
Minoan, Achaean, Egyptian, Persian.
The outcome of the Battle of Salamis was a decisive victory for the Greek city-states over the Persian Empire. This victory boosted Greek morale and weakened Persian naval power, ultimately leading to the eventual defeat of the Persians in the overall war.
His forces had an initial naval victory at Artemesion, but was then defeated at Salamis, Plataia and Mycale. The Persian invasion failed.
It removed the Persian attempt to incorporate the Greek city-states into the Persian Empire.
The Persian Empire and the eastern Greek city-states.
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Persian, Egyptian, Indian, and Greek.
The Ancient Greek Civilization was one of the first to use democracy.
Salamis, Mycale, Eurymedon, Cyprus.
Sparta, until displaced by Thebes.
Both the Persian Empire and Greek civilization had multiple gods responsible for different aspects of human life.
Mycenaean
The expanding Persian Empire took over the Greek city-states in Asia Minor. Their policy was to allow local cultures to continue, simply appointing a Persian governor to provide internal and external security, collect taxes and improve infrastructure to improve prosperity.
Greek warriors tasked with opening Troy's gates to let in the Greek army when the Persian victory party subsided.
Both the Persian Empire and Greek civilization had multiple gods responsible for different aspects of human life.