In this essay it will talk about the Persian war which had been fought between the Greeks and Persians. It will have some name of where the battles were fought, who ruled for each faction and what had happen after some of the battles.
The Persians had conquered many lands to make their huge empire which stretched from Asia Minor to the border of India. Some of the Persians subjects included the Greek city-states of Ionian which was in the Asia Minor. The Ionian city-states were largely self governing. Than in 499 B.C the Ionian Greeks rebelled against the Persians. The Athenian people sent ships to help them. The historian Herodotus wrote years later,”These ships were the beginning of mischief both to the Greeks and to the barbarians.” Soon after the Persians had crushed the rebel cities. Darius I was angry at the role Athens played in the uprising. Soon then Darius sent a huge force across the Aegean sea to punish Athens for its interference.
The Persians landed near Marathon which was a plain north of Athens, but in 490 B.C the Athenians ask for help from the neighboring Greek city-states, but they had received little support. The Athenians were …show more content…
Many of the Greeks thought that the gods felt like they had protected their superior form of government, against the invaders from Asia. Soon Athens had emerged from the war as the most powerful city-state in Greece. The Greek city-states still had to defend from Persia, to Athens and some other Greek city-states got together to form an alliance. Today modern scholars called the alliance the Delian league after the location where they had the meeting which Delos. From the start of the Delian league, Athens started to dominate. Athens slowly used its position to create its empire. The league had a treasury which was moved from the island where they held their meeting to Athens, and using its money athens rebuilt their
The Persians had conquered many lands to make their huge empire which stretched from Asia Minor to the border of India. Some of the Persians subjects included the Greek city-states of Ionian which was in the Asia Minor. The Ionian city-states were largely self governing. Than in 499 B.C the Ionian Greeks rebelled against the Persians. The Athenian people sent ships to help them. The historian Herodotus wrote years later,”These ships were the beginning of mischief both to the Greeks and to the barbarians.” Soon after the Persians had crushed the rebel cities. Darius I was angry at the role Athens played in the uprising. Soon then Darius sent a huge force across the Aegean sea to punish Athens for its interference.
The Persians landed near Marathon which was a plain north of Athens, but in 490 B.C the Athenians ask for help from the neighboring Greek city-states, but they had received little support. The Athenians were …show more content…
Many of the Greeks thought that the gods felt like they had protected their superior form of government, against the invaders from Asia. Soon Athens had emerged from the war as the most powerful city-state in Greece. The Greek city-states still had to defend from Persia, to Athens and some other Greek city-states got together to form an alliance. Today modern scholars called the alliance the Delian league after the location where they had the meeting which Delos. From the start of the Delian league, Athens started to dominate. Athens slowly used its position to create its empire. The league had a treasury which was moved from the island where they held their meeting to Athens, and using its money athens rebuilt their