what does it mean "the Persian wars were as important to the supremacy of Athens"?

Anonymous2015-12-28T12:37:37Z

As important as what?

When the Persian Wars finally came to an end in the mid-5th century BC Athens had built itself an empire in the Aegean based on the premise of defense against Persia. However, despite Athens' growth as a power Sparta and its Peloponnesian League arguably still held supremacy in Greece.

staisil2015-12-28T09:04:43Z

The Persian wars proved Athen's dominance over Persia.