the Persian war
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- Several Ionian city- states on the west coast of Anatolia decided to revolt against the Persian empire because by 500 B.C.E the Persian Empire had conquered all of the Fertile Crescent ans Asia Minor.
- Battle of Salamis
- Causes of the War
- The Battle of Marathon started in 490 B.C.E and Darius sent a representative to several Greek City-states with a message that all Greeks should send him with "Earth and Water. Darius sent a huge navy carrying the massive Persian force. Luckily, the Athenians had an incredible runner named Pheidippides who yelled "Rejoice we Conquer" then dropped dead.
- Battle of Platea
- Battle of Marathon
- Battle of Marathon
- In the Battle of Thermopylae (480 B.C.E) Athens and Sparta united to defend themselves against the Persians. Leonidas led a small army of just 300 men to defend the pass at Thermopylae. The Persians slaughtered Leonidas and every one of his men after a valiant struggle. The Spartans willingly sacrificed themselves for the good of Greece.
- Battle of Thermopylae
- Effects of the War
- In the battle of Salamis(480 B.C.E) the Athenian general Themistocles tricked Xexres into believing the Athenian army was retreating and the massive Persian navy pursued them into a small strip of sea. The Persian ships were much larger than the Greeks and were not built for confines spaces. The smaller ships of the Athenian navy repeatedly smashed into the Persian war ships
- In 479 B.C.E the Athenians and their allies defeated Xerxes's army for the last time at the Battle of Platea. Xerxes returned to Persia, defeated, and the Persian Empire never again invaded Greece.
- After the war both Athens and Sparta claimed the victory over Persia which led to problems. Sparta was left very weak after its defeat at Thermopylae, while Athens emerged as the most powerful city-state after rebuilding. Athens rebuilt their city state more splendorous than ever, and experienced its Golden Age of economic and cultural magnificence.
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