Persian Wars: The Peloponnesian War

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Persian Wars were a series of battles between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia and Greek city-states that started in 499 BC and ended in 449 BC. Persian Wars can be split into two phases, one was led by King Darius I and second one by his son Xeres I. Athenians, Plataeans and Spartans were able to defeat them both, even though Persian Army was much larger in numbers. Athenian navy defeated Persian navy, and Spartan-led army defeated Persian army. It was a collaborative work between all Greeks, who could unite and become stronger together then they would be separately. That unity didn’t last long and already during The Peloponnesian War (431-404) Athens and its empire fought against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, which support from

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