The Greek city-states were able to return to their usual wars amongst each other, and a series of wars so devastated them that they became an easy mark for a Macedonian takeover.
The Greek city-states were freed to go back to their endles wars amongst each other, with horrendous effect on the populace.
Persian Wars.
The Persian-Greek wars stretched from 499-449 BCE in several phases. There were not two distinct wars.
It provides them with interesting reading and study.
The Persian army, and the armies of the Greek city-states.
Depends upon the time that they occurred. Ancient Persian Wars were significant during their times for the people that lived in those regions (like anywhere else). Therefore, which Persian War is in question?
The Persian king, and first Sparta then Athens on the Greek side.
The Persian Empire and various combinations of Greek city-states.
To prevent Persian takeover of the Greek cities in Europe as had already happened to the Greek cities in Asia.
Herodotus
449 BCE.
persian wars.