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Persian Wars 499-449 BC
Fought between the Persian Empire and Greek city-states (Sparta, Athens, Thebes, etc.)
Problems started when Persian leader Cyrus the Great took over Ionia in 546 BC
Greek city-states had to unite - Persians seemed impossible to defeat
Ionian revolt was led by Athenian General Miltiades (Cyrus died which led them to think they could then revolt)
Ionia asked Athens to help them and they did
Darius the Great quickly suppresses the Ionian Revolt but is very angry at the Greeks
Darius vowed to burn Athens to the ground before he died
Miltiades escapes back to the Athens and tells the Athenians that the Persians are coming to burn Athens (this sort of commenced the city-states to unite)
Persia was the largest empire in the world at the time and consisted of millions of people
Ancient Greece was about 500,000 total people
Greeks won due to techniques and armor
Athens and Sparta had been fighter for hundreds of years
They didn't still fight for Athens and Sparta, they both fought together for Greece
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