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Which battle ended the Persian War?

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Although the Persian invasion was ended by the battles at Plataea and Mycale, fighting between Greece and Persia continued for another 30 years.


Also asked, when did the Persian War end?

449 BC

Beside above, who defeated the Persian Empire? Alexander

Additionally, what were the 3 major battles of the Persian War?

Several of the most famous and significant battles in history were fought during the Wars, these were at Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea, all of which would become legendary. The Greeks were, ultimately, victorious and their civilization preserved.

At what city near Athens did the Spartans defeat the Persians?

Plataea

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Denar Kerws

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What was the result of the Persian War?

Delian League
An association of Greek city-states under the leadership of Athens, the purpose of which was to continue fighting the Persian Empire after the Greek victories at the end of the Second Persian invasion of Greece.

Vanita Manogg

Professional

What happened after the Persian War?

The Persian Wars began in 499 BCE, when Greeks in the Persian-controlled territory rose in the Ionian Revolt. Athens, and other Greek cities, sent aid, but were quickly forced to back down after defeat in 494 BCE. The end of the Persian Wars led to the rise of Athens as the leader of the Delian League.

Ezzahrae Buchkremer

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Why was the Persian War important?

Athens became a major naval power in preparation for the Persian invasion. After the war, they were still a major military power and became the leaders of an alliance that morphed into a de facto Athenian Empire. The anti-Persian alliances polarized Greece into two sides that eventually led to the Peloponessian War.

Otmane Eossi

Explainer

Why was the Persian war fought?

Persian Wars, 500 BC–449 BC, series of conflicts fought between Greek states and the Persian Empire. Darius decided to punish Athens and Eretria and to add Greece to his vast empire. In 492 a Persian expedition commanded by Mardonius conquered Thrace and Macedon, but its fleet was crippled by a storm.

Radha Peeters

Explainer

What were the causes and effects of the Persian War?

The Persian wars against Greece were caused because the Darius, the Persian king, wanted to expand their empire. King Darius was humiliated and wanted to continue on which caused the series of wars. Effect. The wars with the Persians affected ancient Greece greatly.

Mechthild Zhilis

Explainer

Who won the Persian war and why?

The Athenians were commanded by 10 generals, the most daring of whom was Miltiades. While the Persian cavalry was away, he seized the opportunity to attack. The Greeks won a decisive victory, losing only 192 men to the Persians' 6,400 (according to the historian Herodotus).

Geray Odea

Pundit

What if Persia won the Persian War?

What if the Persians had won the Greco-Persian War and achieved their goal to conquer Greece? If the Persian army had won the war against the Greek army, it is highly likely the Persian army would have marched onto the city-states and Athens would have been destroyed and burnt down.

Hoummada Subbarayudu

Pundit

What was the turning point of the Persian War?

The Persians made no further attempts to conquer the Greek mainland. These battles of Salamis and Plataea thus mark a turning point in the course of the Greco-Persian wars as a whole; from then onward, the Greek poleis would take the offensive.

Ofelia Berndt

Pundit

What were the major events of the Persian Wars?

Persian War
  • Expansion of the Persian Empire. 513 BCE. Darius launched the first Asian invasion of Greek city-states in Asia Minor.
  • The Ionian Revolt. 499 BCE - 493 BCE. The Ionians rebelled against the Persian rule.
  • The Battle of Marathon. 490 BCE.
  • The Battle of Thermopylae. 480 BCE.
  • The Battle of Salamis. 479 BCE.

Stela Rehman

Pundit

Who won the first Persian War?

The first Persian invasion of Greece, during the Persian Wars, began in 492 BC, and ended with the decisive Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.

Alipio Medrian

Pundit

Did the Spartans won the Persian War?

Spartans were defeated by Persians, but the city of Sparta was not. An army including a contingent of Spartans (who were greatly outnumbered by other Greeks, but you never hear about them) was defeated at Thermopylae in 480 BC.

Jeanneth Hairbucher

Teacher

How did the Persian War affect Greece?

After initial Persian victories, the Persians were eventually defeated, both at sea and on land. The wars with the Persians had a great effect on ancient Greeks. The Athenian Acropolis was destroyed by the Persians, but the Athenian response was to build the beautiful buildings whose ruins we can still see today.

Maryam El Mamouni

Teacher

How long did the Persian war last?

The Persian Wars (sometimes known as the Greco-Persian Wars) were a series of conflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire, beginning in 502 BCE and running some 50 years, until 449 BCE.

Emerinda Ochsen

Teacher

Did Sparta have 2 Kings?

Sparta in time developed a system of dual kingship (two kings ruling at once). Their power was counter-balanced by the elected board of ephors (who may only serve a single one-year term). There was also a Council of Elders (Gerousia), each member of which was over the age of 60 and could serve for life.

Laszlo Olañeta

Teacher

What was the biggest war in ancient Greece?

The Peloponnesian War

Narimane Padrones

Reviewer

Who Won the Trojan War?

Then one of greek king Odysseus builds a horse, the famous Trojan Horse. Greeks disguised as they left for their home to ake trojans believe that they have won the war. BUT THEY DIDNT. Best of the greek soldiers were hidden inside the horse.

Ludmila Izagliirre

Reviewer

What was the cause of the second Persian War?

Causes of the War
A meeting was held of the Greek Allied Congress, to develop a plan to fend off the massive invasion force of Xerxes. Less in numbers, the Greek force was forced to retreat back to the mainland, and luckily for them the Persian blockade had been hit by another storm.

Beato Sagrario

Reviewer

When did Persia become Iran?

1935,

Laree Revez

Reviewer

Who took over the Persian Empire?

Alexander the Great

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