After the Ionian Revolt of 499 BC‚ the Persians and their king Darius wanted to take control Greece. Persia wanted to extend its territory. And the Greeks had helped the Ionians to revolt against the Persians‚ and had marched to Sardis and burned the city.The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens‚ helped by Plataea‚ and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. The battle was the climax of the first
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How and why did Athens become an Empire? During the Persian wars‚ Athens became the most dominant naval power in the world. The Ionians sought a powerful ally like Athens for protection from the Persians. At the beginning the Delian League was to be beneficial for both Athens and her allies‚ however because of radical democracy‚ the leadership of Aristides‚ Cimon and in particular Pericles and his aggressive imperial policy Athens had transformed the Delian League into the Athenian Empire. This essay
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Everyone makes mistakes by saying hurtful things without considering the possible reaction of the other person or resulting consequences if the criticism reaches that individual. In most cases‚ the prudent thing to do is to remain quiet‚ keeping personal thoughts private unless the comments are well thought out. In the worst case‚ open criticisms can ruin friendships or cause deep seated anger‚ though it can usually be resolved. However‚ in the case of Aristagoras‚ a Persian satrap in the beginning
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Persia. For Sparta‚ the main war aims had been reached now that a cordon sanitaire had been created in Asia Minor. If the Persians wanted to return to Europe‚ they first had to occupy the towns of the liberated Ionian Greeks. The Athenians had a different perspective. They felt related to the Ionians‚ and in their view‚ security could only be reached when their compatriots were safe as well. Therefore‚ they continued the struggle and founded the Delian League. From the very first beginning‚ there appears
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the Ionian Revolt began‚ and a great uprising of Greeks came to pass‚ with the Greeks eventually failing to fend off the military superiority of the Persian Empire. After this began the Persian Wars‚ comprised of two main Persian attacks on
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The Ancient Greek city-states of the 5th century BCE took on one of the most powerful and dangerous empires of the ancient world in a struggle to maintain independence from the Persians. The Persians represented the opposite in ideals of everything that is Greek and threatened the end of political sovereignty‚ higher thinking‚ and innovation. Overcoming the Persians was a critical accomplishment by the Greeks in the Greco-Persian wars of the 5th century and can be attributed to their superior strategizing
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University of Phoenix Material Ancient World Worksheet Complete the matrix section and the question section on the worksheet for each week. For each culture‚ identify the starting and ending dates of the culture‚ the structure of government‚ the role of the city government‚ and type of law created by the culture. Describe how the culture viewed the relationship between gods and people and how it defined citizenship. List the major events the culture experienced. The purpose of the matrix
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el * Intro: The Delian League formed in 477BCE and was an alliance of Ionian Greek states. Because Sparta was unwilling to fight against Persia‚ Athens took its place and formed the Delian League to fight against the Persians and protect the smaller islands. * In my first paragraph: The original aims of the Delian League created by Aristides were to protect the already liberated Greek city-states from Persian attack and to attack and regain losses during the Persian wars. The Athenian long-term
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have been long settled‚ however around 546 B.C. the Persians conquered the area. Later the Ionian Greeks revolted in an attempt overthrow the Persians. Athens and Eretria sent soldiers and ships to their aid‚ however the Persians were successful and took over Ionia in the battle of lade. The Persian king darius I vowed to destroy Athens and Eretria for standing against him. After crushing the Ionian revolt‚ king darius I sent
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died‚ Greece was under the rule of the Persian Empire which they much resented. In result to this‚ they fought to throw out the Persians. The city-state Ionia revolted. Athens and Eritrea supported the Ionians with a token force of twenty ships from Athens‚ five ships from Eritrea. The Ionian revolt was successful at first‚ but after the Greeks sailed home it was crushed. Persian temples had been violated‚ and whether they did it or not the Athenians and Eritreans were blamed for it. King Darius I
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