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First they sent emissaries around the city-states with god, bribing cites to join with them. Against the hold-outs they advanced by land, with a flanking fleet which threatened the southern Greek city-states, so the cities kept their armies at home defending their walls and so would be unable to unite into a string force, allowing the Persians to take over the cities one by one.
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Why did the Persians want to attack thermopylae?
They did not want to attack Thermopylai. They wanted to go through thr pass of Thermopylai from northern to southern Greece which was blocked by a small Greek force.
Why did the marathon start?
The Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE was where Athens fought off the Persian King Darius. The Persians kept invading Greece for personal gain, and eventually Greece had enough and attacked the Persians back.
What is the name of the land just east of Greece that the Greeks and Persians fought for?
Asia Minor
Why did the Persians lose the war with Sparta?
The Persians did not have a war with Sparta. They invaded mainland Greece to put an end to their interference in supporting uprisings of Greek cities in Persian-ruled Asia. They were repelled by a coalition of city-states from southern Greece, of which Sparta was but one.
Was Greece a colony to another country?
No, Greece was not a colony to another country in recent history. However, in ancient history, Greece was subjected to colonization by various ancient powers such as the Persians, Romans, and Ottomans.
