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What was the conflict that brought Athens and Sparta together?
The Persian invasion.
Who did Athens and Sparta join together to beat?
The Persian invasion.
Who ordered the first Persian invasion of Greece?
The first Persian invasion of Greece was during the Persian Wars in 492 BCE. It was ordered by the Persian King Darius I to punish the city-states of Athens and Eretria.
Why did Athens and Sparta fight together on the same side?
To repel the Persian invasion.
Who did Athens defeat in the second Persian War?
It was part of a coalition led by Sparta which repelled an invasion by the Persian Empire.
When did the people of Athens stop the Persian invasion?
In 490 BCE in the Plain of Marathon and the same day before the walls of Athens.
What is the four battles and their outcomes in Persian?
1. Ionian Revolt 2. Persian punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens 3. Persian invasion of Greece (Xerxes invasion) 4. Delian League wars
Who assisted Athens in defeating the Persian Empire in 480 BC?
Athens was part of an alliance of Greek city-states which varied in size from a couple of dozen to 180, led at first by Sparta, then later by Athens after defeat of the Persian invasion.
What city-state had to be rebuilt by pericles after the Persian war?
Pericles was but a boy after the repelling of the Persian invasion in 479 BCE. His building programme in Athens after peace was made with Persia was financed by the anti-Persian league treasury which he shifted from the temple at Delos to Athens and pillaged for the benefit of Athens.
Who was Themistocles and who did he lead in the Persian Wars?
He was a prominent leader in Athens, and commanded the Athenian fleet which formed part of the Greek fleet which opposed the Persian invasion.
Did Persia ever have control of Athens?
Yes, Persia did have control over Athens during the Greco-Persian Wars. After the Persian invasion in 480 BCE, Athens was occupied by Persian forces following the Battle of Salamis. However, Persian control was short-lived, as the Greek city-states, including Athens, united to defeat the Persians at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE, leading to the eventual withdrawal of Persian influence from the region.
Who or what was salamis?
Salamis was a strait near Athens where a Greek fleet defeated a Persian fleet in 480 BCE. This the turning point in the Persian invasion of peninsular Greece.
