Persia, in taking over western Asia, gained control of the Greek city-states located there. When these cities revolted in 499 BCE, cities from mainland Greece intervened, which led the Persians to believe that the only way to achieve peace within their empire was to incorporate those European Greek cities within their empire.
The Persians bought compliance from some of these cities and set out to conquer the rest. Their invasion of mainland Greece in 480-479 failed, and Athens formed the Delian League of a couple of hundred cities mainly from Asia Minor and the Islands to retain the freedom they had achieved. Sporadic warfare continued until in 449 BCE the Persians gave up, agreed to stay away from the cities, and left the Greeks to go back to their usual warfare between each other.
Athens opportunistically then turned the League into an empire of its own - they ruefully realised they had traded an alien master for another master whom they had mistakenly trusted.
there was the first Persian war then the second Persian war then the war that we are in today.
The Persian War.
Which particular war? The Persian what?
Persian War 499-449 BCE. Peloponnesian War 431-404 BCE.
An empire is an empire, a war is a 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 are supposed to be 'First Persian War', Second Persian War' and 'Third Persian War' ?
Persian War I, Persian War II, The Peloponnesean War, The Macedonian War, …
The Persian War was from 499 to 449 BCE.
When was the 'First' Persian War.
First identify what the First Persian War was.
Which Persian War? 1980, 1991, 2003, or...?
Anglo-Persian War happened in 1856.