The Greek city-states of Asia Minor revolted against persian rule,which the Persians put down. As the mainland cities of Eretria andAthens had aided the rebels, Persia mounted a punitive expeditionagainst them, but were turned back at Marathon. They then decidedto bring all the Greek city-states under their control and mountedan invasion (which failed). The war dragged on for 50 years untilthe Persians gave up and left the cities to resume their fightingeach other. This fighting culminated in the 27-year PeloponnesianWar which devastated Greece and made it easier fro Macedonia totake them over and use the combined strength to take over thePersian Empire.

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