Persian war.

The consolidation of the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great in the sixth century B.C. had a major threat to the fledgling states of Greece. The resolution of the clash between East and West was to shape the entire future of the region. For the Greeks, it was a question of survival; for the Persians, on the other hand, occupation of Greece was simply part of their imperial plan. Nonetheless, the Persian Wars are …

…factor. Persian expansionism never threatened Greece again. The most important result of the Persian Wars was a barrier between Greece and the Near East that broke a vibrant cultural zone including Phoenicia, Lydia, Egypt, and other cultures of the Near East. The barrier would not be broken until the middle of the next century, and the concept of a divided Asia and Europe became permanent. Bibliographical Citation www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AMH/AMH/AMH-2.html