Grecco-Persian Wars (1 Jan 499 Jahr v. Chr. – 1 Jan 449 Jahr v. Chr.)

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The Greco-Persian Wars (also often called the Persian Wars) were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Persian Empire and Greek city-states that started in 499 BC and lasted until 449 BC. Seeking to secure his empire from revolts and from the interference of the mainland Greeks, King Darius the Great embarked on a scheme to conquer Greece. The first two decades of the resulting wars included the now legendary battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis in which the Greeks repulsed two Persian invasions. Following the Persian withdrawal from Europe after the failure of Xerxes' invasion in 478 BC, Macedon and the city states of Ionia regained their independence. A new anti-Persian alliance was reconstituted around Athenian leadership, called the Delian League. The Delian League continued to campaign against Persia for the next three decades.

Estimated Deaths: 75,000

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