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Cyrus the Great was a leader of a small tribe/group in Persia. Around 550 BCE he started conquering and uniting other tribes/kingdoms in the region. By doing this he created The Persian Empire also known as The Achaemenid Empire. -
This battle was between the growing Persian empire and The Kingdom of Lydia. Persia ended up winning this battle and allowing Cyrus the Great to expand his empire even more. This victory led to Cyrus the Great being able to fully establish The Achaemenid Empire. -
As Cyrus the Great was growing his empire he decided to conquer Babylon. He started by attacking a Babylonian city along the Tigris river. A little while later he was able to conquer the city without much of a fight. -
Cambyses II was the son of Cyrus the Great. After Cyrus' death, his son continued expanding his empire. The conquer of Egypt was one of the greatest accomplishments of Cambyses II. His success in conquering Egypt was partially because of allis and the information and resources they gave him. -
The Persian War is a conflict between Persia and Greece. It started with Darius (ruler of Persia at the time) wanting to expand his empire into Athens and Greece. The exact reasons for Darius' desire to conquer Greece are unknown. -
The Ionian Revolt occurred between 499-494 BCE. As the Persians were expanding their empire and conquering other cities, the Ionian cities were revolting against Persia. Athens provided aid to the Ionian cities that were revolting. In the end, the Ionian revolts were unsuccessful. -
The Persians conquered and occupied Sardis. They then burned the city and defeated the Greeks. This battle ended Athen's involvement in the Ionian Revolt. -
This was the first Persian invasion of Greece. When the Persians began to invade, the people living in Naxos fled. Persia was then able to take the island somewhat easily. -
The Battle of Marathon was an attack on mainland Greece. The Persian war tactics did little against the Greek armor/shields. The Persians had the better odds, but the Greeks ended up winning this battle because of their armor and war strategies. -
After the Persians were defeated at Marathon, they planned an invasion. This was the Persians second invasion of Greece. The Persians invasion was delayed and slow, which allowed the Greeks to prepare for the attack. -
The Battle of Thermopylae happened after Darius' death. The new king wanted to continue the attempts to conquer Greece. He decided to attack via a pass at Thermopylae. The Greeks were able to hold off the Persians for 3 days, but ended up being killed, allowing Perisa to advance.
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After the Battle of Thermopylae, Persia was able to build roads into Greece. In response, the Greeks built a wall, so the Persians decided to attack from the sea. The Greeks decided to lure the Persian fleet into a narrow straight. The Greeks then attacked and the Persians were unable to retreat once they entered the straight. -
Even after the Greek win at Salamis, the Persians still controlled much of Greece. The Persians tried to negotiate with Greece but had no such luck so the war continued on. Both armies then met at Plataea. They seemed evenly matched , but Greek ended up winning. -
There was an important Persian stronghold at Eion. The Persians stored a large amount of supplies at this stronghold. During this battle, the Athenian army was able to capture it. -
The Peloponnesian War happened in waves the first wave was from 460-446 BCE. The Peloponnesian War was a war between Athens and Sparta. Sparta was backed by Persia, and Athens was backed by Greece. -
To end The Persian War Greece and Persia called the Peace of Callias. Callias was a Greek diplomat from Athens. Callias is credited with negotiating the Peace treaty between Greek and Persia and ending the Persia War. -
The Persian War ended with the Treaty of Callias. In the end, Greece benefited more from the war because they won their freedom. After the war, Persia would still remain a large threat but lost many resources due to the long war. -
This was the peace Treaty signed in-between the Peloponnesian Wars. Both sides agreed to this treaty. It was supposed to last many years but ended up lasting about eight. -
The second wave of the Peloponnesian War was from 431-404 BCE. Sparta was expected to crush the Athens, but Athens ended up winning a couple of victories due to their navy. But in the end, Persia held Athens in a siege that forced them to surrender. -
The Persian Empire began to fall under the rule of Xerxes. A failed attempt to invade Greece caused the Persian Empire to lose supplies and land. Alexander the Great eventually conquered the Persian Empire. Other rulers wanted to expand Persia to the Empire it used to be, but no one was able to expand it to the empire it had been under the rule of Cyrus the Great.