Greek Wars
1. The Trojan War (1250 BCE) A. Real: War over trade between Greeks and Troy B. Legend: War over a girl! (Helen) DON’T WRITE Trojan prince Paris kidnapped Helen, wife of King Menelaus and most beautiful woman on Earth Greeks went to get her back. After 10 years of stalemate, they left the “Trojan Horse” filled with hidden warriors including Odysseus Trojan brought it in and Greeks burned the city.
C. Homer was a blind poet who wrote The Iliad AND The Odyssey about this. No! Not THAT Homer!
2. The Persian War
A. In 499 B.C., the Ionians rebelled against the Persian Empire so Athens sent ships to help them.
B. Darius I sent a huge force to punish Athens at Marathon. The Athenians won & sent Phidippides back 26.2 miles to Athens to tell of the victory.
Asia Minor
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C. Ten years later, Darius’ son Xerxes sent a larger force to conquer Greece.
D. The Greeks united again at the Battle of Thermopylae D. The Greeks united again at the Battle of Thermopylae. King Leonidas of Sparta led 300 men vs. Xerxes’ massive army.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuihHUFEqPM
DON’T WRITE The Athenians and Egyptians lured the giant Persian fleet into the Salamis strait, where they sank it!
3. The Peloponnesian War
A. The Delian League- Athens and its allies
B. The Peloponnesian League- Sparta and its allies (including Persia!)
C. In 431 B.C., war broke out between Athens and Sparta! Sparta won!
DON’T WRITE Sparta and the Persians eventually captured Athens, which ended Athens’ power.
DON’T WRITE The Spartans stripped Athens of its naval fleet and power but stopped short of destroying Athens – however it remained the cultural heart of Greece.
Mrs. Agosta’s dad when he was 8 dressed in a traditional Greek uniform.
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