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500 BC Greek colonists living in Asia Minor [Type a quote from the document or the revolt against Persian Empire. summary of an interesting point. You can Athenians get into this by going and helping position the text box anywhere in the them in the document. Userevolt. the Text Box Tools tab to Daruis, the Persian is angry and wants change the formattingking of the pull quote text to punish Athens for getting in his business. box.] He takes 5, 000 troops by boat to go crush ATHENS. On the way there is a storm that destroys half his fleet The other half of the fleet sails on to fight. They off load at Marathon. It is a swampy and foggy place where the Athenians can slip up and attack the Persians. They run them all the way back to the boats. Nearly 2,000 are killed. Darius is defeated and goes home mad He vows REVENGE 10 years will pass b4 trying again Xerxes, Darius ‘s son is coming to crush the Athenians Taking 5,000 men by boat and 10,000 by land Athens has only a small navy, they beg Sparta for help Sparta wants the colonies in Italy to help W/o Athens knowledge the Spartans send 300 to the pass at Thermopylae to delay Xerxes Athens under Themistocles, flees the city fearing death, burning or slavery. Xerxes arrives at Athens. No one there he burns the city Athenians soldier go to Plataea. Xerxes follows them Spartans sink Xerxes fleet and kills 5,000 at Salamis. They run to Plataea. Catch Xerxes between them and defeat Persia. Athens vs. Sparta Sparta is jealous of Athenian successes w/ Delian League They didn’t give Sparta the colonies in Italy for helping w/ Persian War II They fight off and on for 27 yrs. Neither side can get an advantage Spartans pull a dirty trick. They get Athens old enemy, Persian to block their Port city of Piraeus and starve the Athenians out. Athens surrenders Both Sparta and Athens are now too weak to fight anyone else off. Phillip II of Macedon will conquer all Greek citystates