Greco-Persian Wars
series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia and poleis of the Hellenic world in the fifth century BCE
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The Greco-Persian Wars were a series of conflicts in the fifth century BCE between the powerful Persian Achaemenid Empire and the independent Greek city-states. These wars matter because they shaped the development of ancient Greek civilization and determined whether Persian or Greek culture would dominate the eastern Mediterranean region.
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Belligerents
Greek city-states: • Athens • Sparta • Peloponnesian League • Plataea • Thebes • Thespiae • Cyprus • Delian League Achaemenid EmpireGreek vassals: • Halicarnassus • Thessalia • Boeotia • Thebes • Macedon Commanders and leaders