As Greece had recently undergone a revolution that changed Greece's government to be a democracy, a nomadic group called the Persians, located in modern day Iran, were expanding there empire by conquering other territories. In 546 B.C.E. the Persians led by King Darius conquered wealthy Greek settlements in Ionia and stole food, forced the Ionians to fight in the Persian military, forced taxes to be imposed on the Ionians, and employed tyrants to rule of the captured settlements. In 499 B.C.E. the Ionians revolted and requested for mainland Greece to send military aid. The request was granted by Athens who helped the rebelling Ionians in a campaign to liberate cities under Persian rule. After initial success, the Athenians relinquished their support of the rebels, hence ending the rebels first and only offensive campaign of the whole war. In 497 B.C.E. the Persians launched a counter-offensive against the rebels regaining outlying cities under rebel control. The Persian's counter-offensive was soon thwarted at the Battle of Pedasus and from 497 B.C.E.-495 B.C.E. no major advances from either side from the Persians, nor the Ionians took place. In 494 B.C.E. the Persian Army and Naval forces united and coordinated an attack on the heart of the rebellion in a city called Miletus, quickly recapturing it . After the Persians recaptured the city of Miletus, they launched a campaign to regain costal cities which were still under rebel control and in 493 B.C.E. ended the rebellion. Although the rebellion had been ended, King Darius of Persia wanted revenge on the City-States of Athens and Eretria for their support of the rebels, and in 492 B.C.E., he ordered an attack on mainland Greece, hence forcing Greece and Persia to go to war with one and other in a conflict that came to be known today as the Greco-Persian War.
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AuthorHello, I am Jonathan author and editor of the Greco-Persian War Blog. The Greco-Persian War was a war fought between Persia and Greece, of which dictated boundaries of the two countries and possibility of one being taken over, forever just another piece of land in the others empire. Throughout my whole life I have been interested and avidly studied military history. Whether it is Egypt against the Hittites, Dark Ages, French Revolution, WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, etc. I have studied them for hours on end. All influential wars which shaped our world today compel me to learn more and see what information lies beyond the surface. I am eager to post more and learn more about the Battle of the Marathon, Ionian Revolt, tactics, and how certain weapons and certain means of transport were put to use. ArchivesCategories |