Greek city-states invaded other city-states. Outside nations that invaded or tried to invade were Macedonia, Thrace, Persian and Rome.
Simeon and his Slav allies invaded northern Greece.
They were part of a joint effort by the southern Greek city-states to resist a Persian takeover of their cities.
The Persian king who invaded Greece at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE was Darius I. He sought to expand his empire and punish the Greek city-states for their support of a rebellion in Ionia. The battle resulted in a significant defeat for the Persians, marking a pivotal moment in Greek history and the rise of Athenian power.
It was invaded by Hyksos, Sea people, Hittites, Greek, Persians, ...
One of them were the Persians.
Greek city-states invaded other city-states. Outside nations that invaded or tried to invade were Macedonia, Thrace, Persian and Rome.
The Persians invaded mainland Greece and faced a combined fleet and army of some Greek city-states, including Sparta. The Persians were defeated at sea and on land.
The Persians did not have a war with Sparta. They invaded mainland Greece to put an end to their interference in supporting uprisings of Greek cities in Persian-ruled Asia. They were repelled by a coalition of city-states from southern Greece, of which Sparta was but one.
they wanted to punish the Persians for attacking Greece
The reason why the Persians invaded Greece was to take advantage of the fractious political scene that was taking place within its states. The collision between these two worlds began, thanks to the ambitions of Cyrus the Great to expand his empire even further.
Persia was taking over, but then the Spartans came to help and soon surrounded the Persians. The Persians lost war by losing more than 6000 troops, but then the Greeks lost less then 200 troops.
The invaders were the Medo-Persians.
Simeon and his Slav allies invaded northern Greece.
The Persians did not control Greece. They had scores of Greek city-states in Asia Minor within their empire.
They were part of a joint effort by the southern Greek city-states to resist a Persian takeover of their cities.
Persia invaded mainland Greece in 480 to incorporate it into its empire. There was a minor delaying action at the Thermopylai pass as part of the two year invasion.