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The first Persian expedition to mainland Greece in 490 BCE was defeated o land at Marathon. The fleet was not engaged as there was no naval force deployed against it, and evacuated the survivors of the land battle.

Athens did not have a viable navy until several years later, when a rich silver strike was used to build a strong navy which provided the backbone of the combined Greek cities' navy which defeated the Persian fleet at Salamis during the second Persian invasion in 480 BCE.

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What was the Persian war that led to the withdrawal of Xerxes?

The Persian failed invasion of mainland Greece 480 to 479 BCE.


What year was 300 based on?

480 BCE, during the Persian invasion of mainland Greece.


Why were the Persians their own cause of defeat by the Greeks in the Persin war II?

First define Persian War II. The Persian War ran 499-449 BCE - it had several phases - Ionian Revolt, Persian punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens, Persian invasion of mainland Greece, Greek counter-offensive. Which among this are supposed to be 'Second Persian War', 'Second Persian War' and 'Third Persian War'?


Who brought an end to the political independence of Greek city states by conquering the Persian Empire?

Philip of Macedon brought an end to the Greek city-states in mainland Greece by conquering Thebes and Athens. His son Alexander the Great took over his father's expedition to conquer the Persian Empire after he was assassinated.


Why did the Persian Empire want to punish the Greek city-states?

When the Greek city-states in Asia Minor revolted against foreign Persian rule, Eretria and Athens from mainland Greece sent military expeditions to help them. In the process, they burnt down the Persian provincial capital of Sardis and destroyed the statues of the gods. Persia mounted a raid in reprisal to punish the two cities and put them under local tyrants to keep them under control in the future, and as a warning to the other mainland Greek cities not to interfere in Asia. Eretria was captured, but the expedition was turned back by the Athenians and their Plataean allies at the battle of Marathon.

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What are the 3 Persian wars called?

Phases not wars - The Ionian Revolt, The Persian punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens, The Persian invasion of mainland Greece, The Delian League repelling persia from Western Asia Minor.


When was the invasion of Greece?

Persian king Xerxes invaded mainland Greece in 480-479 BCE.


How many battles in the Persian wars were on mainland Greece?

Marathon and Plataea.


What was a significant effort of the Greco-Persian War?

The Persian invasion of mainland Greece 480-479 BCE.


What was the result of the first Persian invaston?

The Persian amphibious punitive expedition in 490 BCE against Eretria and Athens was turned back after the Battle of Marathon, and a full-scale takeover of mainland Greece was launched 10 years later.


What is the cause of the 1st Persian war?

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Were did the first Persian war happen?

First define the Second Persian War. The Persian War ran 499-449 BCE - it had several pheses - Ionian Revolt, Persian punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens, Persian invasion of mainland Greece, Greek counter-offensive. Which among this is supposed to be 'Second Persian War?


Who caused the first Persian war?

First define the First Persian War. The Persian War ran 499-449 BCE - it had several pheses - Ionian Revolt, Persian punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens, Persian invasion of mainland Greece, Greek counter-offensive. Which among this is supposed to be 'First Persian War?


Which Persian leader was the first to attack mainland Greece?

King Darius I the Great.


What was the Persian war that led to the withdrawal of Xerxes?

The Persian failed invasion of mainland Greece 480 to 479 BCE.


How did the first Persian war affect farming?

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What brought about the beginning of the Persian Wars in Ancient Greece?

The Ionian city-states revolted against Persian rule and this progressively brought mainland Greece into the conflict.