The Greeks and Persians

Name of Conflict: Greco-Persian Wars


Time Period: 545-494 BC

Type of Conflict: War

Underlying Causes: Persians have a foothold in Greece and the Greeks didn't want to go send an army so they sent a letter to the Persian king telling him to stay way from Greece. 

Immediate Causes: He doesn't and conquers two more cities.

Turning Points/Important events: Greeks fight the Persians

Ending Event: The battle at Plataea and Mykale

Short Term Effect: Greece wins

Long-Term Effect: Peace of Kallis (The Persians left Greece and the Greek states in Asia Minor were no longer under Persian control.

Conflict Analysis By: Kylie W