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The persian wars

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The document summarizes the history of Persia and the Persian Wars between Greece and Persia in the 5th century BCE. It describes how the Achaemenid Empire expanded Persia under Cyrus and Darius, the Ionian rebellion against Persian rule in 500 BCE, and the key battles where the Athenians and Spartans defeated the invading Persian forces led by Darius and Xerxes at Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis, which marked the end of Persian expansion into Greece.

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The Persian Wars
First, a brief history of Persia. Geography: Begins in Iran. 558-330 BCE Achaemenid Empire: 558: Cyrus expands Persia to Anatolia by conquering Babylonia and the Ionian Coast. 521: Darius: Expands Persian to the Black Sea and the Indus. Taxes, laws, and coins. Persepolis. 486: Xerxes and values.
The Persian Wars 500 BCE: Greek cities revolt against Persian rule. 493 BCE: Ionian rebellion squashed by Darius. 490 BCE: Darius attacks Greece. Athenians beat the Persians at Marathon and also at Athens.
The Persian Wars 480 BCE: Xerxes sends fleet to revenge Darius’ loss. Spartans slaughtered at Thermopylae. Greeks beat Persians at the Battle of Salamis. 479 BCE: Persians retreat to Anatolia.
Results of the Persian Wars Delian League. Rise of Athens.
Tomorrow The Rise and Fall of Athens. The Golden Age of Greece?

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The persian wars

  • 2. First, a brief history of Persia. Geography: Begins in Iran. 558-330 BCE Achaemenid Empire: 558: Cyrus expands Persia to Anatolia by conquering Babylonia and the Ionian Coast. 521: Darius: Expands Persian to the Black Sea and the Indus. Taxes, laws, and coins. Persepolis. 486: Xerxes and values.
  • 3. The Persian Wars 500 BCE: Greek cities revolt against Persian rule. 493 BCE: Ionian rebellion squashed by Darius. 490 BCE: Darius attacks Greece. Athenians beat the Persians at Marathon and also at Athens.
  • 4. The Persian Wars 480 BCE: Xerxes sends fleet to revenge Darius’ loss. Spartans slaughtered at Thermopylae. Greeks beat Persians at the Battle of Salamis. 479 BCE: Persians retreat to Anatolia.
  • 5. Results of the Persian Wars Delian League. Rise of Athens.
  • 6. Tomorrow The Rise and Fall of Athens. The Golden Age of Greece?