This is why......
We think that the Persian war was a major turning point in history because without it , Greece wouldn't be what it is today. They fought mostly in water, and the Greeks would throw burning logs that were on fire onto the Persian's boats. When everyone else had thought that surely the Persians would conquer the Greeks, the Greeks prevailed, and showed that they can always pull through. When they won, it gave them inspiration and power within to help them stay inspired during the hard times in other wars to come.