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Initially born out of Persian suppression of revolts by Greek city-states within its empire, it widened to the Persian Empire versus a coalition of southern Greek cities led by Sparta which resisted this intrusion. After defeat of a Persian invasion, Athens formed a coalition of front-line city-states (Delian League) which continued to resist Persian attempts at enforcing peace, until Persia gave up and left them to go back to their usual disruptive internal fighting.
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Why was it called the Persian War?
It was between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire. Today we call it the Persian War to differentiate it from the wars between the Greek city-states. It is often called the Greco-Persian War.
What was the war between the Greeks and the Persians?
The Persian War 499-449 BCE between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire.
What is the name of the war between Persia and Greece?
Persian War.
Greco - Persian War?
The war between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire 499-449 BCE.
What led to the Persian War between the Spartans and Athenians?
Sparta and Athens were allies against Persia in the Persian War.
What is the difference between the Persian and peloponnesian wars?
The persian war lasted way longer the the peloponnesian war and the persian wars was a whole bunch of different mini wars
Who won the war between Greek and the Persian empire?
me!
The 1980-1988 war in the Persian Gulf was fought between?
The war in the Persian Gulf that was fought from 1980 to 1988 was between Iran and Iraq.Iran and Iraq
What war followed the Persian war?
there was the first Persian war then the second Persian war then the war that we are in today.
What are the differences between the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War?
For the Greeks, the Persian War was warding off Persian dominance. The Peloponnesian War was a protracted fight to terminate the Athenian Empire's attempt to dominate the other Greek city-states.
Who was on our side in the Persian war?
The war was between the Persian Empire and various alliances of Greek city-states 499 to 449 BCE. Pick which side is yours.
Is the tanker war the gulf war was named?
The so called "Tanker War" fought in the original "Persian Gulf War" in the 1980's between Iran and Iraq was in the Persian Gulf...that's the name of it.
