Era of Ancient Greece. 1  1200 BC Trojan War (believed by many historians to be a mythical event) 2  499 - 479 BC Persian Wars (also called Greco-Persian Wars) 3  431 - 404 BC Peloponnesian War.  334 - 323 BC Wars of Alexander the 1  Great. 300s BC Samnite Wars between Rome and Samnium.
Causes of the conflict. Two Iraqi tanks lie abandoned near Kuwait City on February 26, 1991. Kuwait was a close ally of Iraq during the Iraq-Iran war and functioned as the countryâs major port once Basra was shut down by the fighting.
Explore Operation Desert Storm, the 42-day U.S. led air offensive in response to Saddam Husseinâs invasion of Kuwait. Explore Operation Desert Storm, the 42-day U.S. led air offensive in response to Saddam Husseinâs invasion of Kuwait. 1  Hereâs a look at some of the episodes: 2  Look at how Saddam Husseinâs misunderstanding of the international political climate led to his invasion of Kuwait in Saddamâs Invasion/Desert One.