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What Persian city did alexandar the great set afire?
He defeats the Persians, whose leader is Xerxes, and burns down the Persian's palace
What Persian king had set afired?
sadly xerxes the first
What does unlighted mean?
not set afire or burning
Which two city-states demonstrated military interdependence during the Persian Wars?
The city-states of Athens and Sparta joined forces along with the other southern Greek city-states to defeat the Persian invasion in 480-479 BCE, however they were not enemies - they were allies before and after the Persian invasion. Sparta had offered support to Athens against the Persian attack on Athens a decade before that, and Athens supported the Spartans when Messenia revolted against Spartan rule twenty years after the Persian invasion. Not exactly enemies. They became enemies when Athens set out to dominate the Greek world, resulting in the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League and Athens and its new empire clashed in a destructive Peloponnesian War 431-404 BCE. Athens lost, was stripped of its empire and became a second rate power.
What did the Delian League begin the alliance as?
It was a league of 180 Greek city-states led by Athens , set up after the Persian invasion was driven back, to maintain the independence of those states. After peace was made with the Persian Empire, Athens forcibly converted the League into an empire of its own and lived high on the proceeds.
Who caused the battle of marathon?
During the Ionian revolt of Greek city-states in Asia Minor against Persian rule, Athens and Eretria sent an expeditionary force to assist them. They went too far in burning the Persian capital Sardis, and the Persians decided to punish them and set up a puppet government of exiled Athenians to control them from repeating these incursions. A Persian expedition captured Eretria but was defeated by Athens and its ally Plataia at Marathon.
Why was Lawrence Kansas set afire in 1856?
William Quantrill. This event is also known as Quantrill's Raid
How did Persians control their empire?
One important way the Persians controlled their empire was through delegation. After a territory or country was conquered, the Persian king would set up an authority of that country who would rule semi-independently but differ to the Persian king.
How was the taxing used in the Persian Empire wen king darius and king Cyrus ruled?
It was used to provide internal and external security, build infrastructure and a percentage to the rulers. Tax was moderate - after the Greek cities in Asia Minor were freed from Persian rule in 478 BCE, the tax regime for those citis was generally set at the same as the Persian tax.
What should you do before using distress flare?
Be in distress. The second thing you should do is to be sure nothing flammable will be set afire by them.
What were the Persian wars and how did Spartans protect Greece?
The Persian empire included the Greek cities in Asia Minor, and the mainland Greek cities supported their struggles for independence. First Persia sen a punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens in 490 BCE, which was defeated at Marathon and failed in its objective to set up a puppet ruler in Athens. A full scale invasion in 480 also failed after a naval defeat at Salamis in 480 and a land defeat at Plataia 479 BCE. Thereafter Athens set up an anti-Persian league of the cities surrounding the Aegean sea, and Persia was forced to stay out of Greek waters. Sparta made only a minor naval contibution at Salamis. It made a significant land contribution at Plataia. However it refused to join the anti-Persian league, preferring to stay out of external ventures.
Did the king of athen fight in wars?
After 700 B.C. Athens did not have Kings. Ater594 B.C. a tyrant by the name of Cliesthenes set up Athens as a form of Direct Democracy. They did have elected Generals called Strategoi who were in charge ina time of War.
