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To reach Athens, the Persians wanted to go through a narrow pass called Themopylae. Fortunately for the Athenians, it was guarded by 300 Spartan soldiers who were famous for their strength and courage. They were led by Leonidas, the Spartan King. This way the Greeks were able to slow down the the Persian advance. The Spartan soldiers were killed to the last man.
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Who was the Persian leader defeated by the Greeks?
The Persian leader defeated by the Greeks was Darius.
What island did the Greeks sink half the Persians?
The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of Salamis.
What caused the Greeks to unite?
Threat of annihilation by the Persian invasion
Why were the Greeks faced with rebuilding Athens after 479?
Persian War
Which empire went to was with the Greeks?
The Persian Empire went to war with the Greeks during the Greco-Persian Wars, which occurred in the 5th century BCE. Notable conflicts include the Battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis, where the Greeks united against the Persian forces. These wars ultimately led to a significant decline in Persian influence in the region and the rise of Greek city-states, particularly Athens and Sparta, as major powers.
Who was the Persian leader defeated by the Greeks?
The Persian leader defeated by the Greeks was Darius.
Who did the ancient Greeks fight in the Persian wars?
The Persians attacked the Greeks in the Persian war
How did they Persian wars make the Greeks feel about themselves?
The Greeks prevailing over Persian expansionism gave to the Greeks confidence in their military arms to defeat Persian armies/navies .
Who were the Greeks fighting with in the Persian war?
The Persian Empire.
What island did the Greeks sink half the Persians?
The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of Salamis.
Who was being invaded during the Persian war?
the Greeks and the Greeks lost
What were the consequences for both sides of the encounter between the Persian and the Greeks?
It essentially became a standoff - after the Greeks repelled the Persian attempt to incorporate them into the Persian empire, a peace was arranged and the Greeks went back to fighting each other. The Persian empire continued on until over-run by Macedonia.
What is the war in which the Greeks defeated the invading Persian Empire?
Its called ''the Persian wars'' or the ''Greco-Persian wars''.
How the Greeks feel after the Persian war?
Relieved.
How many Spartans versus Persian Greek enemies?
Can you clarify where and when you are talking about, and what are Persian Greeks?
Who won Peloponnesian War and Persian War?
The greeks
What did the Greeks drive back in the Persian war?
The Persians.
