greek colonies payed Athens to protect them from Persia and the money went to building an even greater navy and improving life in the city itself
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This IS about the battle : the war began with an attack by the Spartan army. Pericles knew that his army was no match for Sparta's. He Called for Athenians living inside the city walls. The walls Protected the city,but Sparta's army destroyed the famrland around Athens.
greek colonies payed Athens to protect them from Persia and the How did the war against Persia bring new wealth and power to Athens went to building an even greater navy and improving life in the city itself its not This IS about the battle : the war began with an attack by the Spartan army. Pericles knew that his army was no match for Sparta's. He Called for Athenians living inside the city walls. The walls Protected the city,but Sparta's army destroyed the famrland around Athens. Read more: How did the war against Persia bring new wealth and power to Athens
Athens supported the Ionian revolt by Greek city-states in Asia Minor against Persian rule. A reprisal raid by Persia was defeated by Athens, and the Persians decided to bring all the Greek cities under its control to stop uprisings disturbing peace and prosperity in its Empire, and invaded the Greek cities in eastern Europe.
The Greek Ionian city-states revolted against Persian rule. When Persia was putting down the revolt Eretria and Athens intervened to help them, bring attempted punitive action against them. The conflict spread throughout the Greek world.
Persia had already absorbed the Greek city-states in Asia Minor. These states were restless and encouraged revolts against Persia. Persia sent an expedition to bring the main troublemakers, Eretria and Athens under control, but it was defeated at Marathon. Persia then tried to bring all the Greeks under its control to prevent their constant wars, but failed and eventually left them alone to go back to fighting each other.
The Persian wars started with the revolt by the Greek cities within the Persian Empire. Athens and Eretria sent support to this revolt and Persia resolved to punish them. A punitive expedition was turned back at Marathon. Persia then resolved on a full-scale invasion to bring all the Greek cities under control.
497-493 BCE: The Ionian Revolt - the Greek city-states revolted against Persian rule, and were put down. 490 BCE: Persia sent a punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens for supporting the revolt - it was defeted by Athens and plataea at Marathon. 480-479 BCE: Persia invaded mainland Greece to bring all the Greek city-states under control to stop uprisings in its empire - the invasion was defeated. 478-449 BCE: The Delian League continued fighting until Persia agreed to stay away from the Greek city-states.
Persia attempted to bring the mainland reek cities within its empire to enforce peace. The northern Greeks submitted, but the southern Greek cities, including Sparta and Athens, combined to repel the invasion.
With the Persian threat still there, Sparta wanted to bring the Asian Greeks back to the mainland. Athens instead took the fight to the persians and organised a 200-city league for self protection. Cities gave either ships or money. Most took the easy way and gave money. Athens maintained a large fleet with this money, and when peacewas agreek with Persia thirty years later, kept the money collections going, by force where necessary, and so established an empire. years
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Sparta did not initiate the Persian Wars. Sparta was very conservative about wars, relying on its reputation to avoid wars. It had problems in keeping down a restive serf population and didn't need extra problems if they could be avoided. The Persian Wars began when the Greek cities of Asia Minor revolted against Persian rulership. Athens and Eretria intervened, and after the rebellion was put down, Persia turned on Eretria and Athens in mainland Greece, for helping the rebellious cities. This attempt failed at the Battle of Marathon and Persia decided that the only way to keep the peace was to bring all the Greek cities into its empire, where it could control them. Persia bribed some of these cities into compliance, then invaded to subject the rest. A consortium of Greek city-states combined to oppose this invasion, including Sparta and Athens.
The Persians had put down the revolt by the Ionian Greek city-states in Asia Minor. They then moved to punish Eretria and Athens for supporting the revolt. Athens defeated that expeditionary force. This demonstrated to the mainland Greek city-states that Persia could be beaten, and encouraged many of them to resist Persia's attempt to bring them under control.
He got rid of all the depts in Athens