How did Rome become a great power? Describe at least 2 ways

The persians landed in the plains near athens. as their army greatly outnumbered that of the greeks, the greeks hoped to find aid from nearby sparta. a long-distance runner named pheidippides was sent from athens to sparta to request , but the spartans were not able to send more soldiers at the time. regardless, the greeks were still able to win the battle. centuries later, legend developed that a runner had been sent from the battle to athens after the greek victory. after reaching athens, the runner proclaimed, "we are victorious! " and then fell to the ground and died. this legendary story is the inspiration for the modern long-distance runs that are performed today. this passage refers to the events of which battle during the persian wars? a. battle of thermopylae b. battle of salamis c. battle of plataea d. battle of marathon

Alexander stephens’ opinion on secession and compromise led to what being written? a)the kansas-nebraska act b)the missouri compromise c)the u. s. constitution d)the georgia platform

The persian wars started when emperor darius i began an invasion of greece. what caused darius to decide to attack greece? a. greek pirates had raided persia's merchant ships and coastal towns. b. greek armies had attacked and taken over land that belonged to persia. c. greek city-states had supported rebellions in the persian empire. d. greek leaders had declared independence from the persian empire.