Greco-Persian Wars

series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia and poleis of the Hellenic world in the fifth century BCE
Event series_of_wars Q76026
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Greco-Persian Wars

Summary

Greco-Persian Wars is a series of wars[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Greco-Persian Wars's instance of is recorded as series of wars[3].
  • Greco-Persian Wars took place at Ancient Greece[4].
  • Greco-Persian Wars's Commons category is recorded as Greco–Persian Wars[5].
  • Greco-Persian Wars comprises First Persian invasion of Greece[6].
  • Greco-Persian Wars comprises Second Persian invasion of Greece[7].
  • Greco-Persian Wars began on 499 BC[8].
  • Greco-Persian Wars ended on 449 BC[9].
  • Among those involved in Greco-Persian Wars was Classical Athens[10].
  • A participant in Greco-Persian Wars was Achaemenid Empire[11].
  • Among those involved in Greco-Persian Wars was Sparta[12].
  • Greco-Persian Wars's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Greco-Persian Wars[13].
  • Greco-Persian Wars's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[14].
  • Greco-Persian Wars's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Greco-Persian Wars's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[16].
  • Greco-Persian Wars's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • Greco-Persian Wars's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Greco-Persian Wars's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Greco-Persian Wars's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[20].
  • Greco-Persian Wars's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].

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When and Where

Greco-Persian Wars began on 499 BC[8]. It ended on 449 BC[9]. It took place at Ancient Greece[4].

Context

Greco-Persian Wars's instance of is recorded as series of wars[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include Classical Athens[10], Achaemenid Empire[11], and Sparta[12].

Why It Matters

Greco-Persian Wars has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag persian-wars-500-449-b-c
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  2. 14d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 4g5Vu9
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 26d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) First Persian invasion of Greece, Second Persian invasion of Greece
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q208261]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  4. 28d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id 4889
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 4889, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107286980|Persian Wars (#107286980)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dicti"
  5. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0244833-reckoperske-valky-500449-pr-Kr
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0244833-reckoperske-valky-500449-pr-Kr, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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