Persian Empire... the persian empire was founded by Cyrus the Great.and built the largest empire in the world. they are zoroastrian but they practice religion tolerance.it expands into greece, egypt and central europe. darius seizes the throne n 522 BCE
spartalocated in southeastern peloponnes.militaristic society.huge population of enslaved peopleleader of the peloponnesian league
athens democratic form of government. greater appreciation for arts and culture. few rights for women.leader of the Delian league
this is athens massive navy
the first persian invasion. darius assembled an army of 20,000 to invade greece in 490 BCE.the persian fleet landed at marathon about 25 miles from athens.the outnumbered athenians defeated the persian fleet in the battle of the marathon.
the second persian invasionxerxes(darius's son) takes power in persia massive army and crossed the hellespont into europe from asia. an alliance of city states forms to defend greece. athens builds a massive navy