The Greco-Persian Wars (jan 16, 499 BC – jan 27, 449 BC)
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The Gerco-Persian wars were a series of invasions and counter-invasions between the Persian Empire and the Greek Cities. Hostilities between the two lasted roughly fifty years. Some theories that this conflict establishes the notion of Western Civilisation as something distinct from Eastern.Relations between the two empires came into contention under the reign of Cyrus the Great. Follo
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jan 16, 499 BC
jan 27, 449 BC
~ 50 years