Conflicts & Resolutions · War
Greco-Persian Wars
The Greco-Persian Wars were a series of conflicts in the fifth century BCE between the Achaemenid Empire and Greek city-states, including Athens and Sparta. Persian invasions of mainland Greece were repulsed at battles such as Marathon, Salamis and Plataea. For the Achaemenid Empire the wars marked the western limit of its expansion and shaped later Greek views of Persia.
Mentioned in 2 profiles
Battles and settlements
Ionian RevoltRevolt · 499–493 BCE
Battle of MarathonBattle · 490 BCE
Battle of ArtemisiumBattle · 480 BCE
Battle of SalamisBattle · 480 BCE
Battle of ThermopylaeBattle · 480 BCE- Second Persian invasion of GreeceCampaign · 480 BCE
Battle of MycaleBattle · 479 BCE
Battle of PlataeaBattle · 479 BCE
Battle of the EurymedonBattle · c. 466 BCE
See also
Cite this entry
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Greco-Persian Wars. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/greco-persian-wars
- MLA
- “Greco-Persian Wars.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/greco-persian-wars. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “Greco-Persian Wars.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/greco-persian-wars.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Greco-Persian Wars’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/greco-persian-wars (Accessed: ).
Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻