The Second Grecco-Persian War and saving Western Civilization

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The Second Greco-Persian War and the Survival of Western Civilization

The Second Greco-Persian War and the Survival of Western Civilization

The second invasion of Greece occurred during 480-479 BC when King Xerxes I of Persia set out to conquer the Greek lands for his own . This invasion was nearly in direct response to the first invasion of Greece which occurred during 492-490 BC in which King Darius I , King Xerxes I 's father , sought to conquer the Greek lands but failed . These wars

especially the second Greek and Persian war (Greco-Persian war , are significant and ultimately important in understanding the history of the Greek culture and its ties to Western civilization because , as most historians believe , had Greece been conquered by Xerxes or his father Western civilization would never have been developed and allowed to flourish as it is seen today . With that said , a look will be taken into the causes of the second Greco-Persian war , why the culture and ideals of Greece are significant to Western civilization , what events led to the end of the war , and how Western civilization was saved as a result

To begin with , the second Greco-Persian war was a direct result of the failed attempt by Darius I to conquer Greece and its peoples . Xerxes I took up his father 's mission , just ten short years later , to vanquish Greece and take the land 's plunder for the Persian country . One thing to understand is that...