The Greek city-states of Ionia revolted against Persian rule, and the warfare spread to the include the mainland Greek city-states.
A coalition of about 200 Greek city states, led first by Sparta and then by Athens.
Darius I Xerxes I Artaxerxes I.
In 450 BCE, after nearly 50 years, the Persians lost a sea-land battle of Cyprus, forcing the Persians to accept peace the following year.
They were so important because it led to the destruction of the Persian Empire.
Thermopylae was a very minor event in the 50-year Persian Wars. It failed to have any influence on the wars, and only later became symbolic of courage.
The Peninsular Wars, when France led by Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain and Portugal.
Athens converted the Delian League, which it had led against the Persians in the later part of the war, into an empire of its own.
The Peninsular Wars, when France led by Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain and Portugal.
He was not mean to the Persians - he led them to form the greatest empire of the time.
Arya.
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Xerxes I of Persia