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1 Persian Empire2 Hellenism3 Mesopotamia4 Golden Age5 Greco-Persian Wars6 Ionian Revolt7 Darius8 Xerxes9 Delian League10 Asia Minor

1 Persian Empire had been on the rise2 Greek kingdoms reach a Golden Age3 Cyrus appoints tyrants to rule Ionia4 Greek rebellions across Asia Minor5 Darius squashes the Ionian revolts6 Persian plan to crush all of Greece7 Darius & Xerxes struggle for years8 Greeks go back on the offensive

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The Persians originated in what is now Iran. They conquered many of their powerful neighbors such as the Medes before turning attention to the west. They eventually overthrew the Neo-Babylonian Empire to control most of Mesopotamia. The Persian Empire was arguably the largest empire in history at the time of its height. Some scholars estimate that they controlled around 44% of the global population at the time.

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2 Greek kingdoms reach a Golden AgeGreco-Persian Wars Comics

The Greeks were hardly ever united in ancient times. Often, Greek kingdoms called city-states were just as likely to war against each other than to ally. As Greece entered a Golden Age, philosophy, art and Greek culture flourished. Philosophers like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were (unbeknownst to them) laying the foundations for Western Philosophy. Greek kingdoms was also introducing a new form of government called democracy that empowered its citizens and would later change the world. The spread of Greek culture, such as was the case in Asia Minor to the east of Greece, is known as Hellenism.

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Persian ruler Cyrus the Great moved further west into Asia Minor to conquer the Greek-speaking peoples of Ionia (in the western part of modern-day Turkey). He selected Persian tyrants to rule over these regions and expand further with the assistance and permission of the Persian Empire. For example, the Persian ruler Aristagoras was placed in charge of the Greek Ionian capital of Miletus, and he then looked to conquer a Greek-inhabited island called Naxos. Aristagoras was unsuccessful.

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Cyrus the Great

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Persian ruler Cyrus the Great moved further west into Asia Minor to conquer the Greek-speaking peoples of Ionia (in the western part of modern-day Turkey). He selected Persian tyrants to rule over these regions and expand further with the assistance and permission of the Persian Empire. For example, the Persian ruler Aristagoras was placed in charge of the Greek Ionian capital of Miletus, and he then looked to conquer a Greek-inhabited island called Naxos. Aristagoras was unsuccessful.

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Aristagoras was removed from his position (essentially fired) and incited a Greek rebellion against the Persian Empire to get revenge. This is called the Ionian Revolt, which lasted from 499BC to 493BC. The Greeks, including support from Athens, went as far as to capture the regional Persian capital of Sardis. The Greeks burned this Persian capital to the ground. These events greatly angered the new Persian king Darius the Great.

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1 Persian Empire2 Hellenism3 Mesopotamia4 Golden Age5 Greco-Persian Wars6 Ionian Revolt7 Darius8 Xerxes9 Delian League10 Asia Minor Depiction of the Ionian Revolt

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Aristagoras was removed from his position (essentially fired) and incited a Greek rebellion against the Persian Empire to get revenge. This is called the Ionian Revolt, which lasted from 499BC to 493BC. The Greeks, including support from Athens, went as far as to capture the regional Persian capital of Sardis. The Greeks burned this Persian capital to the ground. These events greatly angered the new Persian king Darius the Great.

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Darius the Great sent in forces to end the revolt. He attacked the center of the revolt in Miletus and destroyed the Greek rebel forces at the Battle of Lade. This was mostly a naval battle, pitting 300 or so Greek ships against 600 or so Persian ships. With this, the rebellion collapsed. Many historians consider these Ionian Revolts as the first stage of the Greco-Persian Wars.

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Darius the Great sent in forces to end the revolt. He attacked the center of the revolt in Miletus and destroyed the Greek rebel forces at the Battle of Lade. This was mostly a naval battle, pitting 300 or so Greek ships against 600 or so Persian ships. With this, the rebellion collapsed. Many historians consider these Ionian Revolts as the first stage of the Greco-Persian Wars.

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Battle of Lade

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Darius vowed to get revenge for the Ionian revolts. He wanted to punish all Greeks in general and he wanted to punish Athens in particular. In 492BC, Darius led the first Persian Invasions of Greece. This would include two campaigns. For Darius, this move was about both revenge and about expanding the empire. Darius asked all of the city-states of Greece to submit without a fight. Only Sparta and Athens refused to submit.

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Darius the Great

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Darius vowed to get revenge for the Ionian revolts. He wanted to punish all Greeks in general and he wanted to punish Athens in particular. In 492BC, Darius led the first Persian Invasions of Greece. This would include two campaigns. For Darius, this move was about both revenge and about expanding the empire. Darius asked all of the city-states of Greece to submit without a fight. Only Sparta and Athens refused to submit.

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First, Darius took Greek kingdoms to the north such as Macedon and Thrace. But when they met Athenian forces at the Battle of Marathon, the Persians were defeated and their efforts to take Greece were put on hold. Darius died and the throne was passed to his son Xerxes. Xerxes personally led a second invasion of Greece. He was victorious at the famous Battle of Thermopylae (the setting of the film 300), but was later defeated at the Battles of Salamis and Plataea.

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Xerxes (depicted in the film 300)

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First, Darius took Greek kingdoms to the north such as Macedon and Thrace. But when they met Athenian forces at the Battle of Marathon, the Persians were defeated and their efforts to take Greece were put on hold. Darius died and the throne was passed to his son Xerxes. Xerxes personally led a second invasion of Greece. He was victorious at the famous Battle of Thermopylae (the setting of the film 300), but was later defeated at the Battles of Salamis and Plataea.

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Persian armies at the Battle of Thermopylae

as depicted in the film 300

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After the Greek victories at Plataea and Salamis, the Greeks went on the offensive to push back the Persians. They destroyed Persian naval fleets at the Battle of Mycale and pushed the Persians out of Sestos and Byzantium. For the next 30 years, the Athenian-led Delian League continued to fight against Persia in Asia Minor and retake former Greek territories. The entirety of the Greco-Persian Wars lasted about 50 years. Over a century later, a Greek conqueror from Macedonia named Alexander the Great would take all of the Persian Empire and bring Mesopotamia under Greek rule.

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Artist’s depiction of the Battle of Mycale

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After the Greek victories at Plataea and Salamis, the Greeks went on the offensive to push back the Persians. They destroyed Persian naval fleets at the Battle of Mycale and pushed the Persians out of Sestos and Byzantium. For the next 30 years, the Athenian-led Delian League continued to fight against Persia in Asia Minor and retake former Greek territories. The entirety of the Greco-Persian Wars lasted about 50 years. Over a century later, a Greek conqueror from Macedonia named Alexander the Great would take all of the Persian Empire and bring Mesopotamia under Greek rule.

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