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Persian Wars(Greco-Persian) - 499-499 BC
-Fought between the Persian Empire and Greek city-states (Athens, Sparta, Thebes, etc,)
-Problems started when Persian leader Cyrus the Great took over Ionia in Greece in 546 BC
Ionian Revolt-499- 493 BC
-The Ionians (Greeks led a revolt against the persians after cyrus the Great died.
-The Ionian Revolt was led by Athenian General Miltiades
-Ionia asked Athens to help them which they did
-Darius quickly suppresses the Ionian revolt buy is very angry at the Greeks
-Darius the Great vowed to burn Athens to the ground before he died
Miltiades Escapes
-Miltiades escapes back to Athens and tells the Athenians that the Persians are coming to burn the Athens
-This sets up the beginning of the Great Persian War
Ancient Greece vs. Civilization of Persia
-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
Athens & Sparta United
-Athens & Sparta had been fighting for hundreds of years
-They now fought not for Athens or for Sparta but for Greece
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