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ID: 901001590
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001590
Record Type: Event/Narrative

Greco-Persian Wars (Greco-Persian, 492-449 BCE)

Note: Series of wars lasting nearly 50 years fought between Greek states and the Persian Empire, culminating in a peace treaty after heavy losses, in 449 BCE.

Display Date: 492-449 BCE

Names:
Greco-Persian Wars (Greco-Persian, 492-449 BCE) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
Persian Wars (Greco-Persian, 492-449 BCE) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:
Named Events (P)
....<Asian history> (P)
........Persian history (P)
............Greco-Persian Wars (Greco-Persian, 492-449 BCE) (P)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... wars
.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
actor is .... PĂ©rsia
.....(Asia) (TGN)
actor is .... Ancient Greece
.....(Europe) (TGN)

Sources:
Greco-Persian Wars (Greco-Persian, 492-449 BCE)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 18 October 2016
Persian Wars (Greco-Persian, 492-449 BCE)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 18 October 2016
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 18 October 2016
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Persian_Wars#/media/File:Greek-Persian_duel.jpg

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