HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historical Periods.

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175published periods

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war period4

Greco-Persian Wars

499 p.n.e. → 449 p.n.e.

Also known as Guerras Greco-Persas · Guerras Greco-Pérsicas · Guerras Medas

Series of conflicts between Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Persian Empire during the fifth century BCE.

historical era2

Achaemenid Empire

550 p.n.e. → 330 p.n.e.

Also known as Achaemenid Persia · Achaemenid Persian Empire · Achämenidenreich

The Persian empire founded by Cyrus the Great, extending across western and central Asia until the conquests of Alexander.

historical era1

Spring and Autumn period

770 p.n.e. → 476 p.n.e.

Also known as İlkbahar ve Sonbahar Dönemi · Okres Wiosen i Jesieni · période des Printemps et Automnes

Early phase of Eastern Zhou China characterized by competing regional states, weakening Zhou royal authority and new developments in warfare, diplomacy and thought.

historical era5

Ancient Greece

1200 p.n.e. → 600

Also known as Altes Griechenland · antica Grecia · Antigua Grecia

Broad historical era of Greek-speaking communities and city-states, including the archaic, classical and Hellenistic periods; its boundaries are conventional.