Persian Wars
war:conflict:persian_warsGreco-Persian Wars (499–449 BCE); Athenian-led Greeks repelled Achaemenid invasion; Marathon (490), Thermopylae/Salamis (480), Plataea (479); Greek independence secured.
Greco-Persian Wars (499–449 BCE); Athenian-led Greeks repelled Achaemenid invasion; Marathon (490), Thermopylae/Salamis (480), Plataea (479); Greek independence secured.