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Q: Who were the Persians led by when they destroyed Athens?
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Who did the Athens and Spartans unite to defeat?

The Persians who was led by Xerxes .


What is the oath of plateau?

After the Greeks led by the Spartans defeated the Persian army at the battle of Plateau, the Greeks made an oath to rebuild all the temples destroyed by the Persians. Much of this money went into the Parthenon at Athens.


Who were the Persians led by when Athens was destroyed?

Xerxes the Great. He didn't destroy the city as he used it as accommodation for his army in 480 and again in 479 BCE. He destroyed the walls, and also destroyed their gods in retaliation for the destruction of the Persian gods which the Athenians had carried out when they raided the Persian provincial capital of Sardis in 498 BCE.


Who win spartan against Persian?

Yes the Persians did defeat the 300 Spartans and Greeks, but after, a double spy led the Persians to the wrong straight after destroying Athens. The Greek fleet overwhelemed the Persians, so the Persians retrieted. The Persian bridge that was biult was destroyed and the the Greeks kept part of the bridge as a trophy. With Persia now out of their homeland, the Spartans and Athenians teamed up once more and went to battle with the Persians. The battle of Persia and Sparta/Athens lasted 3 years. The Spartan/Athenian army defeted the Persians!Persia lost against the Spartans/Athenians!


When did the Persians defeat Athens?

They did npt defeat Athens.


Who defeted the Persians in the Persian wars?

A coalition of about 200 Greek city states, led first by Sparta and then by Athens.


When did sparta defeat athens?

They worked together when the persians were attacking


What city-state in eastern Greece led the fight against the invading Persians around 500 BC?

sparta athens '


Who destroyed Sparta?

It was Destroyed by the Persians


Athens was destroyed after this battle?

Athens was not destroyed.


What led Athens to surrender in 404 BC?

Its fleet was destroyed, the city besieged, and starved into submission.


Did the Athens defeat the Persians?

no