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Persia expanded its empire to what it thought were natural boubdaries - in the west to the Augean Sea.
In doing so it absorbed the Greek cities in Asia Minor and the Islands. These cities appealed to their mother-cities in mainland Greece, and the latter began intervening in what Persia regarded as its territory. When the Ionian cities revolted, Athens and Eretria intervened, ending up going too far in burning the Persian provincial capital of Sardis.
Persia responded with an attempt to capture the two cities and instal puppet regimes as a warning to the rest, and to keep those cities in check. The attempt failed, defeated at Marathon.
Persia then realised that the only way to keep the Greek mainland cities quiet was to absorb them all under local puppets with a Persian governor. This invasion in 480-479 also failed, and Persia was obliged to withdraw and eventuall accept the independence of the Greek cities in Asia Minor under a peace brokered in 449 BCE.
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King Darius and Xerxes were leaders of what empire that was a threat to Greek freedom?
They were leaders the Persian Empire. Darius was the father of Xerxes. Darius led the Persians in the first Persian war, while Xerxes led the Persians in the second Persian war.
What was Marathon the most important war?
Marathon was not a war, it was one battle in a 50-year war between Persia and the Greek city-states. The most important battles were Salamis, Plataea and Mycale. The significance of Marathon is that it was the first time that the Persians were defeated, and this Athenian victory showed to the other Greek city states, after nine years of Persian victories, that the Persians could be beaten.
Why were the Marathon and the Thermopylae important to the Persian War?
They were rallying calls for the Greeks. The Athenian success at Marathon demonstrated to the other Greek cities that the Persians could be beaten. Thermopylae became another symbol for Greek steadfastness which was used by the Greeks for propaganda on the superiority of the Greek warrior.
Athens Spartha other city-state join to fight the Persians?
Athens led 180 eastern Greek city-states against the Persians in the last 30 years of the 50-year Persian War.
Who were the main combatants in the battle of Thermopylae?
The Trojan War took place in Greek Mythology during a time period where countries as they are known today did not exist. The war was fought between the city of Troy and the Achaens, who formed a collective of Greek city states. The city of Troy would have been located in modern-day Turkey.
Which citystates fought eachotherin the peloponnesian war?
Athens and Sparta .
What would have happened if the Persians had won the Persian War?
There would have been ongoing Greek revolutions.
What or who was united during the Persian war?
The Persians and their Greek allies were united to prosecute the war. Many Greek city-states were united against the Persian and allied forces.
What was some factors that led to the success of Persian War?
The Greek city-states achieved naval and land superiority over the Persians. The Greek coalitions had the stamina to outlast the Persians who, after 50 years gave up.
Death in the Persian War?
Wars result in mas deaths and this war was no exception. However the Persians preferred to first manipulate opponents and come to terms rather than outright conquest. The Persians, in their invasion of Greece, had many Greek allies, and a third of their army and navy was Greek
What were the results of the Persian War of the 5th Century BC?
The Greek city-states defeated the Persians in a series of sea and land battles. The Persians agreed to peace and the Greek cities went back to fighting each other with increasing ferocity, using the expanded forces they had used against the Persians.
What was the war between the Greeks and the Persians?
The Persian War 499-449 BCE between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire.
Was the Persian war a social war?
No, it was a war about peace in the Eastern Mediterranean. When the Persians lost the Greek city-states went back to fighting each other again.
How di the Persian war start?
The Greek city-states in Asia Mnor revolted against Persian rule, the Persians put it down, but the Greek cities of mainland Greece had intervened and the war spread.
King Darius and Xerxes were leaders of what empire that was a threat to Greek freedom?
They were leaders the Persian Empire. Darius was the father of Xerxes. Darius led the Persians in the first Persian war, while Xerxes led the Persians in the second Persian war.
What was the Effect of the Persians wars on the Greek city states?
It ended Persian attempts to control Greek war-making, leaving the Greek city-states to increasingly destructive wars with each other.
Why did the Persians and the Greeks react differently to the end of the Persian war?
The Persians went back to running their empire responsibly and peacefully. The Greek city-states went back to fighting each other.
