 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - VaPersia vakaramba vachideredza maguta ari kumahombekombe ekumadokero ayo akanga achiri kuramba achirwisana navo, vasati vapedzisira vaisa chibvumirano cherunyararo muna 493 BC kuIonia icho chaiwanzoonekwa sechakarurama uye chakanaka. Kumukira kwevaIoniayakaratidza kurwisana kukuru kwokutanga pakati peGirisi neHurumende yeAchaemenid, uye seyakadaro inomiririra chikamu chokutanga chehondo dzeGreco-Persian. Asia Minor yakanga yadzorerwa muboka rePersia, asi Dhariusi akanga apika kuranga Atene neEretria nokuda kwokutsigira kwavo kumukira. Uyezve, achiona kuti mamiriro ezvinhu ezvematongerwe enyika muGirisi airamba achityisidzira kugadzikana kwoUmambo hwake, akasarudza kutanga kukunda Girisi yose. Basa rokutanga rokupinda muumambo hwacho raiva rokuita kuti nyika dzaiva muBalkan dzirambe dziri muumambo hwacho. Kudzora kwePersia nharaunda idzi kwakanga kwaderera zvichitevera Kupandukira kweIonia. Muna 492 BC, mukuru wePezhiya Mardonius akadzokorora Thrace ndokuita Makedhonia chikamu chakanyatsodzorwa cheumambo; yakanga iri vassal kare kare mukupera kwezana ramakore rechitanhatu BC asi yakachengetedza huwandu hukuru hwekuzvitonga. Zvisinei, muna 490 BC mauto ePersia akakundwa nevaAtene paHondo yeMarathon uye Dhariusi aizofa asati awana mukana wokupinda muGreece. 