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What was the main goal of the Persians in all their attacks on Greece?
The Persian Empire contained hundreds of Greek city-states, many of which had revolted aginst Persian rule, encouraged by the mainland Greek city-states. Persia realise that this would continue unless the external Greek city-states were brought under control, so it decided to bring them all under control of Persian provincial governors and appoint local tyrants to keep them quiet.
Main battles of the Greeks and the Persians?
490 BCE Marathon - a Persian amphibious punitive expedition against Athens and Eretria defeated. 480 BCE Salamis - the Persian fleet defeated at Salamis, forcing the withdrawal of half their army due to consequent sea resupply problems. 479 BCE Plataia -the remainder of the Persian army and its Greek allies defeated. 479 BCE - the remainder of its fleet destroyed at Mykale. 466 BCE Eurymedon - Persian fleet destroyed in a sea and following land battle on the Eurymedon River, forcing them to agree to stay out of Greek waters. 334 BCE Granicus - Alexander defeated a Persian army on the Granicus River in Asia Minor. 333 BCE Issus - Alexander defeated the Persian army at Issus, capturing their warchest which enabled him to continue his campaign. 331 BCE Gaugamela - Alexander finally defeated the Persian army in Mesopotamia and moved on to take over the remaining Persian empire.
What changes did Alexander's conquests bring in their wake?
The adoption of Greek culture by the upper class, the break up of the Persian Empire into Hellenistic Kingdoms by Alexander's generals and successors, and a plague of Greek opportunistic bagmen who swarmed in to profit from the takeover.
What was the attitude of Helenistic rulers had on greek culture?
Alexander the Great's generals attempted to bring Greek culture to the parts of the Persian Empire which they had taken over after Alexander's death. They regarded Greek culture as 'civilising'. This civilising took on amongst the upper classes, however the rest continued their traditional cultures.
How do you describe Alexander empire using these words sarissa Alexander and Hellenistic?
Alexander conquered the Persian Empire using the sarissa (lance) and attempted to bring it towards Greek-like (Hellenistic) culture.
What was the purpose of Alexander the Great's newly built cities?
To bring Greek culture to the conquered Persian Empire.
What was the conflict in the Persian War?
An attempt by the Persian Empire to bring the incessantly warring Greek city-states under its control to stop the fighting spilling over into the Persian Empire and damaging its peace and prosperity.
Who fought in the Persian War?
The Persian Empire versus 180 Greek city-states which banded together, led at first by Sparta and then by Athens. The Persian Wars began with a revolt by the Greek city-states in Asia Minor against Persian rule. When the Greek city-states in mainland Greece intervened, Persia attempted to bring them under control too. This went on for 50 years 499 to 449 BCE, until the Persians gave up attempting to impose peace on the Greek cities and left them to return to their incessant wars against each other.
What describes the Persian Wars?
A failed attempt by Persia to bring the Greek city-states under their control to stop the constant fighting between the Greek city-states spilling over into the Persian Empire and disrupting its peace and prosperity.
What three things led to the Persian Wars?
The Greek cities within the Persian Empire revolted and were put down. Athens and Eretria from peninsular Greece intervened, embroiling the Greek cities of mainland Greece. The Persian king became convinced that the only way to ensure peace was to bring all the Greek cities under his control.
How did action by Athens bring about the Persian Wars?
Athens supported the Ionian revolt by Greek city-states in Asia Minor against Persian rule. A reprisal raid by Persia was defeated by Athens, and the Persians decided to bring all the Greek cities under its control to stop uprisings disturbing peace and prosperity in its Empire, and invaded the Greek cities in eastern Europe.
What was an important result of Persian Wars?
The Persian Empire gave up its ambition to bring the Greek world under its control to impose peace in the area. The Greek went beck to fighting each other, culminating in the devastating Peloponnesian War.
What was the reason for the Persian Wars for the Greeks?
Persia tried to bring the Greek city-states under control to prevent their incessant warfare with each other spilling into and disrupting the Persian Empire.
How did the Persian empire bring diverse people together?
They didn't 'bring them together', they left them alone to get on with their lives. They established Persian provincial governors who provided internal and external security, and supervised the local governments which they left in place. The people got about their lives and traditional culture under this supervision and protection.
What event started Persian Wars?
The Greek tyrant of the Greek city-state of Miletus in Asia Minor persuaded the Persian provincial governor the become involved in an expedition to capture the island city of Naxos The expedition was defeated, and knowing that retribution was coming, he organised a revolt by all the Greek cities in Asia Minor. This Ionian Revolt spread, encouraging the Persians to try to bring all the Greek cities under its control.
Why was Darius an important person in ancient Greece?
He was determined to bring the Greek city-states under a Persian governor to stop their fighting spilling over into the Persian Empire, disrupting the peace he was trying to enforce.
What was the main goal of the Persians in all their attacks on Greece?
The Persian Empire contained hundreds of Greek city-states, many of which had revolted aginst Persian rule, encouraged by the mainland Greek city-states. Persia realise that this would continue unless the external Greek city-states were brought under control, so it decided to bring them all under control of Persian provincial governors and appoint local tyrants to keep them quiet.
