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The Persians were tired of the mainland Greek city-states supporting revolts by the Greek cities in Asia Minor (part of the Persian empire) and decided to incorporate mainland Greece within their empire to ensure ongoing peace.
Some of the mainland Greek city-states submitted to Persia, the southern ones resisted.
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What did the ancient Greeks fight over?
The Persians to stop the mainland Greek states from interfering in its empire. The Greeks to avoid Persian rule.
What are the differences between the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War?
For the Greeks, the Persian War was warding off Persian dominance. The Peloponnesian War was a protracted fight to terminate the Athenian Empire's attempt to dominate the other Greek city-states.
Why did the Greeks fight a war against the Persion Empire?
Persia was attempting to include the Greek cities within its empire to stabilise its borders. The Greek citiy-states objected.
What 3 epic battles did the Greeks fight against the Persian empire?
Salamis (sea) 480 BCE Plataia (land) 479 BCE Mycale (sea-land) 479 BCE Eurymedon (sea) 466 BCE Cyprus (land-sea) 450 BCE
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hercules influenced history by having the ancient greeks build statues of him and that making people fight over it
Who did the ancient Greeks fight in the Persian wars?
The Persians attacked the Greeks in the Persian war
What did the ancient Greeks fight over?
The Persians to stop the mainland Greek states from interfering in its empire. The Greeks to avoid Persian rule.
Who did the Greeks fight in ancient Greece?
Greeks, principally.
Why did the Greeks choose to fight the Persian war?
Persia was trying to incorporate mainland Greece within its empire. Many of the Greek city-states resisted.
What are the differences between the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War?
For the Greeks, the Persian War was warding off Persian dominance. The Peloponnesian War was a protracted fight to terminate the Athenian Empire's attempt to dominate the other Greek city-states.
What civilization did Athens and Sparta fight during the Persian wars?
The Persian Empire .
Who fight in the Persian war?
The Persian Empire and a coalition of Greek city-states.
When did the Greeks fight in the Persian war?
From 499 BCE to 449 BCE.
Where did the Greeks fight the Persians and why?
In the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and its littoral. They fought to prevent Persia incorporating them into its empire to stop their incessant and disruptive internal fighting amongst each other, which spilt over into the Persian Empire.
If the Greeks do not want to fight Philip in his kingdom where will they fight?
In Ancient Greece
Why did the Greeks fight the Persian wars?
To prevent Persian takeover of the Greek cities in Europe as had already happened to the Greek cities in Asia.
How large did the Persian empire get?
as the Persians mass army conquered country after country there was more land and more soldiers willing to fight for the Persian empire it continued to be like that country after country....and that is how the Persian army get large:)
