The 'Peace of Callias' (c. 449 BCE) is significant because it is traditionally considered:
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Correct answer: The formal end of hostilities between the Delian League and Persia
Traditionally dated to around 449 BCE and negotiated by the Athenian Callias, this treaty is said to have formally ended the Greco-Persian Wars. Under its terms, Persia acknowledged the autonomy of the Ionian Greek cities and agreed to keep its fleet out of the Aegean — defining the boundary between the two powers and closing the era of the Persian Wars.
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