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Greeks and The Persians

The document discusses the conflicts between ancient Greece and Persia between 499-478 BC. It provides background on the Persian Empire and its conquests, including its first contact with Greeks when it conquered Lydia in 546 BC. It then describes the Ionian Revolt in 499 BC where Greek cities rebelled against Persian rule, leading Darius I of Persia to vow to punish the Greeks for assisting. This sparked the Persian Wars, where key battles included the Greeks defeating the first Persian invasion at Marathon in 490 BC. The document then outlines Xerxes' second Persian invasion between 480-479 BC, including his massive army and navy being delayed by the Greeks at Thermopylae and being defeated at the naval battle

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Greeks and The Persians

The document discusses the conflicts between ancient Greece and Persia between 499-478 BC. It provides background on the Persian Empire and its conquests, including its first contact with Greeks when it conquered Lydia in 546 BC. It then describes the Ionian Revolt in 499 BC where Greek cities rebelled against Persian rule, leading Darius I of Persia to vow to punish the Greeks for assisting. This sparked the Persian Wars, where key battles included the Greeks defeating the first Persian invasion at Marathon in 490 BC. The document then outlines Xerxes' second Persian invasion between 480-479 BC, including his massive army and navy being delayed by the Greeks at Thermopylae and being defeated at the naval battle

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The Greeks and

the Persians
Conflict of Cultures

Hoplite Soldier

Schematic of Athens: Polis Site

Model of the Acropolis ca. 432 B.C.

Aerial view of the Acropolis, Athens

Athens, the Acropolis

The Greek Classical Orders

The Theater at the Acropolis

Persia and the Greeks


King

Cyrus conquers Lydians (546 B.C.)


Revolt of Ionian Greeks (499 B.C.)
Themistocles of Athens elected archon
(493-492 B.C.)
Battle of Marathon (490 B.C.)
Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis (480
B.C.)
Battle of Plataea (479 B.C.)

The Persian Empire


Empire of Medes and Persians founded by

Cyrus the Great. (r. 550-530 B.C.)


Great King rules through regional
governors called satraps (satrapy).
Required only taxes and soldiers
Conquest of

with Greeks

Lydia in 546 B.C. first contact

Croesus told a great empire would fall.


Cambeses (r. 530-522) conquers

Eqypt

Ionian Revolt 499-494 B.C.


Darius I (r. 521-486 B.C.)

Moves capital to Persepolis


Agrees to accept taxes in form best suited to
territory
Ionian revolt results in destruction of Melitus
in 494.
Darius vows to punish Greeks for helping
Ionians
Invades Greece, sacks Eretria; advances on
Athens, defeated at Marathon by Athenians

The Persian
Wars (499478 B.C.)

The Persian Wars with Greece

Second Persian Invasion


Xerxes (r. 486-465 B.C.) vows to avenge

his fathers defeat.


Prepares invasion: army of 200,000 men
and fleet of 600 ships
Spartans delay Persian advance at
Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
Athenians defeat Persian fleet at Salamis
United Greek army defeats Persians at
Plataea in 479 B.C.

Xerxes Bridges the Hellespont

Replica of
a Trireme

The Persian
Wars (499478 B.C.E.)

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