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The wars fought between the ancient Greeks and the Achaemenid Empire of Persian are called the Persian Wars. They began in 499 BCE and lasted untl 449 BCE (50 years)

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Who did the ancient Greeks fight in the Persian wars?

The Persians attacked the Greeks in the 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.


Why couldn't the Greeks strike a fatal blow against the Persians?

They did at the battles of Salamis, Plataea and Mykale, which saw the Persian invasion force withdrawn.


What was the battles name where the Greeks defeated the Persians in 479 BC?

The invading Persians at the battles of Plataea and Mycale.


What did the Greeks drive back in the Persian war?

The Persians.


Where did the battle between Greeks and Persians taker place?

The Persian wars 499-449 BCE, contained a series of battles spread over the Eastern Mediterranean from Peninsular Greece, the Aegean islands, Asia Minor and Egypt.


What island did the Greeks sink half the Persians?

The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of Salamis.


Who were the Persian Empire trade partners?

The Persians empire trade partners were the Greeks.


Who fights the king of Persia?

The Greeks fought the Persians in the Greco-Persian Wars


Where is the location of the naval battle in which Greeks defeated Persians?

There were several - the most notable were Salamis (in the Saronic Gulf between the island of Salamis and Athens in 480; Mykale in Asia Minor 479 BCE and Eurymedon in Asia Minor 466 BCE.


Did the Greeks won all the battle against the Persians?

Which of the many battles did you have in mind?


What two civilizations fought during the Persian wars and who won?

The Persian Wars pitted the Persians against the mainland Greeks. Eventually, the Greeks won after defeating the Persians by land and sea in the Second Persian War. Later, the Macedonian Geeks, under Alexander the Great, invaded and conquered the Persian Empire.