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The Greco-Persian Wars Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

The Greco-Persian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in the 5th century BC. These wars had a significant impact on the course of Western history and the development of democracy.

  • Players will have to place key events such as the Battle of Marathon and the Battle of Thermopylae in their correct chronological order.
  • The game will test players’ knowledge of the sequence of events that led to the ultimate victory of the Greeks over the Persians.
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  • 499 BC: Ionian Revolt begins in Asia Minor
  • 490 BC: Battle of Marathon
  • 480 BC: Battle of Thermopylae
  • 480 BC: Battle of Artemisium
  • 480 BC: Battle of Salamis
  • 479 BC: Battle of Plataea
  • 479 BC: Battle of Mycale
  • 449 BC: Peace of Callias ends hostilities between Greeks and Persians
  • 431 BC: Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War
  • 466 BC: Battle of the Eurymedon
  • 334 BC: Battle of the Granicus
  • 332 BC: Siege of Tyre
  • 333 BC: Battle of Issus
  • 334 BC: Siege of Halicarnassus
  • 331 BC: Battle of Gaugamela
  • 330 BC: Surrender of Persepolis
  • 330 BC: Death of Darius III
  • 330 BC: Battle of the Persian Gate
  • 326 BC: Battle of the Hydaspes
  • 323 BC: Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire is complete

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