greco - persian wars
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- cyrus conquers ionia
- 546
- miletus
- centre of high culture capital of ionia.
- ionian revolt
- 499 - 494
- results of ionian revolt
- miletus sacked, inhabitants enslaved sardis burnt
- mainland greeks vs. darius
- battle of marathon, darius attempts to medize, greeks refuse. greeks meet darius as opposed to waiting greeks create wings by thinning out milddle and defeat darius.
- battle of marathon
- 490
- period between marathon and salamis
- themistocles .. convinced athens to spend money on navy as opposed to themselves. showed great forsight, rose to top from humble beginnings.
- xerxes expedition begins
- 486
- xerxes expedition details
- had marching route naval route shadowed with supplies. sent envoys demanding greeks medize. many did, 31 left to fight
- xerxes engineering feats
- bridge at hellespont mount athos canal
- xerxes battles
- congress at isthmus 481 - 480 .. greek demes meet to discuss fighting as one battle of salamis. (480) greeks fight at sea and win decisive battle. thermopylae 480 battle of plataea and mycale 479. xerxes retreats to asia and never returns.