There were more than 5 Persian Wars each involved numerous areas and battles. One of the most famous battles though would be the Battle of Thermopylae. Which is where the 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians took their last stand against the estimated 300,000 Persians in the second invasion of Greece.
Plataea of the last battle in the Persian war.
Naval Battle of Salamis (29 September 480): important battle during the Persian War, in which the Greek allies defeated the Persian navy .
Darius I --- King of Persian Empire during First Persian War, 490 BC. Xerxes --- King of Persian Empire during Second Persian War, 480-479 BC. Mardonius --- Persian general in both Persian Wars. Datis and Artaphernes --- Persian generals at Battle of Marathon. Miltiades --- Athenian general at Battle of Marathon. Leonidas --- Spartan general at Battle of Thermopylae. Themistocles --- Athenian admiral at Battle of Salamis. Pausanias --- Spartan general at Battle of Plataea.
Thermopylai was a battle in the Persian War.
Leonidas I, King of Sparta, is the king who died in a battle protecting Sparta from the Persian War.
The Battle of the Bulge.
Battle of Ephesus 498 BCE.
Plataia was a battle in the 50 year Persian War. A coalition of Greek city-states defeated a Persian expeditionary force in the battle.
A war is not a battle. The Persian War arose from Persia's attempt to stop war in the western part of its empire by bringing the constantly-warring Greek city-states to peace.
The Persian War went on for 50 years, with dozens of ground battles. Which one?
A battle does not a war make. The Persia War lasted 50 years 499-449 BCE. It comprised many battles over the 50 years. Some names are: Lade, Marathon, Salamis, Plataia, Mykale, Eurymedon, Cyprus.
Persian War I, Persian War II, The Peloponnesean War, The Macedonian War, …