When was the 'First' Persian War.
First define the Second Persian War. The Persian War ran 499-449 BCE - it had several phases - Ionian Revolt, Persian punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens, Persian invasion of mainland Greece, Greek counter-offensive. Which among this is supposed to be 'Second Persian War'?
The answer is the Persian war.
The Persian War went on for 50 years, with dozens of ground battles. Which one?
so what were the major battles of the cold war and why
major battles in the splendid little war of spain
Is this a question about civil war in Persia.
Which 3 major battles?
The main ones during the Persian War were Artemesion, Salamis, Plataea, Mycale, Eurymedon and Cyprus.
From 480 to 478 BCE it provided components to the Greek army and navy. It commanded at the major battles of Salamis and Plataia.
Greece. There were two Persian Wars. The First Persian War in 490 BC had only one major battle (Marathon). The Second Persian War in 480-479 BC had three major battles (Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea). Salamis was a sea battle. The sites can be found on a map of ancient Greece, and possibly even on a map of modern Greece.
Amphibious battles around the eastern Mediterranean Sea.