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Period: 499 BCE to 449 BCE
Persian wars
The reasoning behind the Persian wars being of importance is because it was when Greece was liberated from Persia after three bloody battles. -
490 BCE
Battle of Marathon
The importance of this event is that it was an early battle Greece one against the Persian, in which they did so by using the phalanx. -
480 BCE
Battle of thermopylae
A battle in which 300 Spartans and 700 other greeks united to stop Xerxes from taking Athens. -
480 BCE
Battle of salamis
A sea battle the Greeks fought against Persia in which they sank one third of the Persian fleet , winning the Persian war. -
Period: 480 BCE to 404 BCE
Golden age of Athens
A time where Athens was very wealthy and lead the Delion league. At this time art, agriculture, and politics flourished. -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
Pelopnessian wars
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Period: 323 BCE to 404 BCE
Alexander the Great
