The wars in history shown here are wars that took place in known history. Others before the Trojan War were not prehistoric (history that is not recorded). Prehistory ended in around 1200 BC,[1] and the Trojan War began in around 1194-1184 BC (actual dates uncertain). The list below shows the wars in history, after prehistory.
Name | Competitors | Dates | Victor |
---|---|---|---|
Trojan War | Trojans/ Greeks | c. 1299 BC to c. 1100 BC [2] | Greeks |
First Messenian War | Messenians/ Greeks | c. 735 BC to c. 715 BC[3] | Sparta |
Lelantine War | Sámos; Corinth; Thessaly
/ Miletus; Megara; Chios |
c. 750 BC to c. 701 BC [4] | No decisive victory included [4] |
Second
Messenian War |
Sparta/ Messenia | c. 800 BC to c. 601 BC [5] | Sparta |