The Quiz: From 492 to 449 BCE, Persia was at war with whom?
Chinese
Greeks
Tartars
Visigoths
During this middle period of the Persian Empire, the military was engaged in a series of wars with the city-states of Greece. For years Greece had been weak compared to Persia, but the Ionian Revolt of the 490s BCE kicked back some Persian advancement. A famous battle at Marathon went Athens’ way, which ultimately prompted Xerxes I to enter into a full-scale invasion of Greece. His forces were eventually defeated, forcing him back to Asia.
The correct answer to this quiz is Greeks.