The Ionian revolt took place between 499-493 BC and it was this that started the war between Persia and Greece. Aristagoras, the tyrant of Miletus, made the first moves beginning a chain of events by convincing the governor of Lydia to help him attack Naxos and make it part of the Persian Empire. Aristagoras failed miserably and, in fear of the Persians, switched sides and rebelled against it. In search of help, Aristagoras confronted Athens and Sparta. While the spartan cit

y-states refused to help, Athens marched with their allies in 498 BC and burnt the city of Sardis.

The Persian Wars held great significance to the Greek people. Had they not have held together so strongly, they would surely have been defeated from the start. These events that have been mentioned show the number of times the Greeks worked together to achieve success, although there was a few traitors, this only united the people more. So it is without a doubt, the success of the Greeks throughout the Persian wars was in accordance to the unity of the Greek city-states.

One of the final battles of the Persian Wars was the Battle of Salamis, which was in 480 BC. With Athens having been evacuated the Persians arrived and burnt the city, leaving the Greeks unsure of what to do next. Themistocles sent a messenger to the Persian camp claiming the Greeks were in disagreement with one another causing the Persians to attac

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