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The Different Phases Of The Greco-Persian War
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The Greco- Persian wars are a sequence of wars fought between the great empire of Persian and the coalition of Greek ciry states. The ionian Revolt initiated the first major Persian war. During 539 B.C. cyrus the Great ruled Persia and most of the West Asia. Picture
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King Darious wanted to conquer Greece. Persia wanted to extent its territory. The ionians and the Persians condemed the Greeks are invading territories. In 514B.C. Persians decided to attack by sea. Athens Ionian Revolt.
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 bc) took place between the athenian empire and Peloponnesian league lead by the spartans. The war wars divided into 3 phases: the Archidamian war. The sicilan war and the lonian or decelean war phase.

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