Conflicts of Ancient Greece Persian Wars: Empire of Persia
against the Greeks Marathon Thermopylae Peloponnesian War Series of
Wars within the Peloponnesian peninsula. Athens vs. Sparta
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Our Plan 5 Ws Who (Who was fighting who?) Where? Why? When?
What happened?
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The Battle of Marathon
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Who? The Persian Army vs. Athenian Army King Darius I of
Persia
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The Battle of Marathon Where? Marshy plains of Marathon outside
of Athens
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The Battle of Marathon Why? The Persians wanted to invade &
conquer Greece. When? 490 B.C.
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The Battle of Marathon What happened?
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Pheidippedes
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The Battle of Marathon Who won? Athens! (The Greeks)
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The Battle of Thermopylae
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Who? Xerxes (Son of Darius) & The Persians King Leonidas
& 300 Spartans Where? A mountain pass called Thermopylae or the
Hot Gates
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King Leonidas in 300
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The Battle of Thermopylae When? 480 B.C.
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The Battle of Thermopylae Why? Xerxes was eager to defeat
Greece after their loss at Marathon ten years earlier. When? 480
B.C.
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The Battle of Thermopylae What happened? 10,000 Greeks led by
Leonidas met the Persians at Thermopylae The Greeks led the
Persians into the narrow pass. A Greek traitor showed the Persians
an alternate route. Leonidas and 300 Spartans stayed to defend the
pass. All of the Spartans and Leonidas were killed.
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The Battle of Thermopylae Who Won? The Persians Xerxes burned
Athens to the ground But The Spartans had held on long enough to
allow many others to get to safety.