[["Greco-Persian Wars, also called Persian Wars, (492\u2013449 bce), series of wars fought by Greek states and Persia over a period of almost half a century.", 12.0], ["The Greek states and the Persian Empire fought for the first half of the 5th century B.C.E. War began when Greeks in the eastern Aegean rebelled against Persian rule in 499. Persia launched unsuccessful campaigns of conquest against the Greek mainland in 490 and 481-479. The wars were over by 449.", 9.0]]
what was the persian war
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