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Who led the attack of the Persian Empire?
Their kings, first Darius, then his son Xerxes.
Why did Xerxes want to conquer Greece?
He wanted to increase the wealth of Persia, he wanted glory, and revenge.-------------------------------It all began when the Greeks helped the Ionions revolt, which resulted in the destruction of the Persian city of Sardis. Darius the Great swore revenge, ordered his satrap to attack Greece, but failed. Darius took the task upon himself, but soon died. His son, Xerxes the Great, continued his father's plan.It is important to note that Xerxes did NOT want to conquer Greece. After the Persian victory at the Battle of Thermopylae, Athens was abandoned and "conquered" by the Persians, but Xerxes decided to burn it to the ground in revenge for what the Greeks did to Sardis (although soon after, Xerxes regretted what he had done and rebuilt the city), and thereafter soon left Greece.
Why did king xerxes attack thermopylae?
It was blocking his advance to Southern Greece.
What advice does artemisia give king xerxes?
she gives him advice on how to attack the greece
When the The Persian Wars started when Emperor Darius I began an invasion of Greece. What caused Darius to decide to attack Greece?
When the Greek city-states within the Persian Empire in Asia Minor revolted in 499 BCE, mainland Greece cities Eretria and Athens sent military force to assist this Ionian Revolt. After the revolt was put down, Darius decided to punish these cities and sent an expedition. This was repelled at Marathon, so Darius decided that the only way to stop the mainland Greek city-states disturbing the peace in his empire was to bring them under control of a Persian governor. He began bribing the cities, and planned an invasion to bring the others under control, but died and the project was taken on by his successor Xerxes.
Who opposed the Greek attack on Persia?
His Alexander the great who Attack The people of Persian !
What war started after the Ionian revolt?
The Greek-Persian war's, started because Athens and Eritrea sent ships to assist the Ionian's in separating from the Persian empire, because a divided Persia is easier to conquer. It was Darius who began preparations to attack Greece but soon after he died and his son Xerxes took over the task. This was a retaliation against Greece ( an eye for an eye), Persia was not the aggressor.
What war was related to the Persian gulf war?
Iraq and its allies to the west attacked Iran and ended up in a stalemate. They thought why did we attack a huge country and not a tiny small one. They decided to invade Kuwait.
When was the second Persian War attack?
480 BCE.
What contribution did Pythia make to the Persian War?
She was born a century after the Persian War
Why did the Persians attack the Athenians?
They were facing a Persian punitive expedition sent against them. They saw an opportunity when the Persian cavalry was loaded on ships and left the Persian infantry unsupported.
Who was Leonidas the spartan?
Leonidas was king of Sparta when xerxes led the Persians to attack Greece, leonidas led the famous 300 spartens to meet the Persians and bought the rest of Greece enough time to asemble an army capable of defeating xerxes.
