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1028 The Golden Age of Athens Results of the Persian Wars Spartans and Athenians alike had worked hard to drive the Persians from their homeland After the war the Spartans returned home concerned with keeping the helots subjugated whilst the Athenians had bigger plans. Before the war. 400s B.C.: Persian Empire intends to extend influence over all of Europe. Greek city-states cooperate with each other in resisting the Persian attack. The Persian Wars. 546 B.C.: Persian armies led by Cyrus II, conquered Greek city-states of Ionia in Asia Minor. Key Terms. Alliance. Direct Democracy. Stipend. Jury. Ostracism. The Persian Wars. Athens emerged as the wealthiest Greek city-state. They sent forces to help the Ionian Greeks fight the Persians. Persia was victorious. Causes. Greek colonies in Asia Minor rebelled against Persian Rule. The Mother cities like Athens sent aid to those cities, which made the Persians mad. According to legend, the Persian Emperor Darius was so mad, he had a servant whisper “Master, don’t forget the Athenians” into his ear every day.. The Greeks. Phalanx. The Creation of the Phalanx (800BC-100BC). a rectangular mass formation, . composed entirely of heavy . infantry. armed with . spears. , . pikes. , or similar weapons.. The word phalanx derives from the Greek word (. Detail of Persian Campaigns. Difference Between Persia, Greece. Persians. Absolute monarchy, centered on Persian “King of Kings”. Empire of conquered people, fighting b/c their king told them to. Wars. The Persian Wars. A series of battles between Persia and the Greeks that lasted . 50 years. From 499 - 449 BC. Resulted in unifying the Greeks and started the decline of the Persian empire. The Persian Empire. During this period of political stability, democracy flourished in Athens under a revered leader named Pericles. The Greeks . also made advances in art, . drama, poetry and philosophy. . The Golden Age ended with . The Persian Wars, 499-479 BCE. Classical Greece. Greece was not alone in the ancient world. . Other civilizations were developing around the Mediterranean. . One of the largest and most powerful was the . Greece’s Finest Hours. Where is Persia?. Why Fight?. Greeks had been settling on the west coast of Asia Minor (Persia). Persia conquered these colonies. In 499 B.C. Greeks in these colonies revolted against Persian rule (they were used to ruling themselves—democracy). (We’re not watching 300). All accounts of war are Greek, no Persian records found . Main source- . Herodotus 484-425BC. “Father of History”. Persian Wars- 499-449 BC. "For the first time, a chronicler set himself to trace the origins of a conflict not to a past so remote so as to be utterly fabulous, nor to the whims and wishes of some god, nor to a people's claim to manifest destiny, but rather explanations he could verify personally.". Explain what forces united the Greek city-states. Identify :. the impact of the Persian Wars on Greece. Battle of Marathon. Battle of Thermopylae. Battle of Salamis. Battle of . Platea. Delian. League. 5,321. 3,445,234. King Leonidas . @. LeotheSpartan. . King Leonidas @. LeotheSpartan. I have been slain. I don’t like Persia, how dare you put my head on a spear! #. WaitforSalamis. . Themistocles @Athenian General. 546 BC. , these came . under Persian control. . Some fifty years later, in . 499 BC. they rebelled against Persian authority, and started. the Persian Wars . The Persian Wars. The Initial Rebellion. Sparta and Athens. S. parta. is a city-state in the southern. part of ancient Greece. .. A . helot. was a member of a certain. class of servants in ancient . Sparta.. The . Peloponnesian War . was.