It lasted 499 to 449 BCE, involving the Persian Empire and a coalition of about 180 Greek city-states. It included the critical battles of Marathon, Salamis, Plataea, Mycale and Eurymedon. The first part to 478 BCE is covered in Herodotus The Histories.
Persian Wars.
history of Persian wars
Herodotus of Halicarnassus.
Herodotus
Persian wars.
They were not a defining moment.
The Persian Wars were the defining moment in Greek history.
Persian Wars.
Herodotus
The Persian Wars were the defining moment in Greek history.
Herodotus of Halicarnassus.
Not at all - it is an interesting bit of history to understand,