Greco-Persian Wars These wars were a defining point for the Greeks. It is from this period that the Greeks gain their identity as one people with two ideas on government rather than multiple peoples. The Persian Wars led to the rise of philosophy in Greece as an individual's study (Herodotus, 1960). (jan 1, 499 BC – dec 31, 449 BC)
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jan 1, 499 BC
dec 31, 449 BC
~ 49 years