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What were the names of the two battles during the Persian Wars that left the Aegean Sea under Greek control?
Salamis (sea) and Plataea (land).
What sea was in the center of the area of Persian Wars?
The Aegean Sea.
What were the roles of Anthens and Sparta in the early years of the Persian Wars?
Sparta led the Greek coalition by land and sea. Athens provided the major sea battle contribution, and a significant component in the land battles.
What was the key battle site of Persian Wars?
Salamis which destroyed Persian sea power.
Where did Persian Wars occur?
Around the Aegean Sea littoral.
What were two battles during the Persian wars that left the Aegean Sea under Greek control?
Salamis 480 BCE and Mycale 479 BCE.
Which city-states had the most allies around the aegean sea during the peloponnesian war?
Athens' empire was built on the Delian League which was formed to contain Persian invasion. Once peace was arranged with the Persian Empire, Athens kept those states under control and turned them into an empire of its own.
Did the Persian Wars have a surprise attack?
When the Persian force confronted the Athenian-Plataean force at Marathon, it sent its cavalry by sea to capture undefended Athens. After defeating the Persian infantry at Marathon, the Athenians realised what was happening and ran back the 26 miles to the city, just in time to confront the disembarking Persian cavalry, which, frustrated, went home.
Did the Persian Wars take place in Greece?
In the countries around the Aegean Sea and in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Persian war-explain in 5 sentences?
The Ionian War 499-493 BCe. The failed attempted takeover of Eritrea and Athens 490 BCE. The invasion of mainland Greece 480-479 BCE. The ongoing battles in the Aegean Sea 478-450 BCE. Peace agreement 449 BCE.
What body of water did the greek and Persian armies have to cross during the Persian wars of 492-479 BC?
The Aegean Sea.
What did Athens get out of the battle of Thermopylae?
Athens was not present at Thermopylai, but its fleet was part of the sea battle in the nearby strait at Artemesion. The object was to defeat the Persian fleet, and holding the pass at Thermopylai was designed to force the Persians into a sea battle to outflank the position. The Persians inconveniently won the sea battle, so Athens got nothing but its losses at sea, and had to evacuate its city as it cold not be defended against the advancing Persian army..
