Chapter 28 - Greco-Persian War

Name that battle:

• 480 B.C.E. along a thin channel
• Greek naval fleet outnumbered Persians
• Greece sank 300 Persian ships
• Greek victory

Name that battle:

• 480 B.C.E.
• King Leonidas refused to surrender
• 300 brave Spartans died
• Persian victory

Name that battle:

• 490 B.C.E.
• Athens fought alone
• Militiades led Athenians in a phallanx formation
• Greek victory

Name that battle:

-479 B.C.E

-80,000 Greek soldiers led by Spartans

-Xerxes is defeated!

-Greek independence won

Who am I?

I led the Greeks in the Battle of Marathon. I sent Pheidippidees to Sparta for help, but had to lead on my own.

Who am I?

I led the Persian army for most of the war, after my father died.

Who am I?

I conquered the Ionian Colony hoping to broaden my empire. I was defeated at the Battle of Marathon.

Who am I?

I led the Greeks in the battle of Thermoplyae. I died with my fellow Spartan soldiers as one of the brave 300.

Who am I?

I pretended to change sides and tricked Xerxes into leading his troops to a narrow hellespont, where the Athenian navy sunk 300 Persian ships. Though I may be shady, I successfully won the battle of Salamis for the Greeks.

When did the Persian wars begin?