1. Persian Wars

2. Come in 3 Waves Battle of Marathon – Athens vs. the Persian Empire
City-States – Athens & Sparta vs. the Persian Empire
Alexander the Great vs. the Persian Empire

3. Battle of Marathon
People to know
General Miltiades
Pheidippides
Darius

4. Facts of the Battle of Marathon
Persians vs. Athens – approx. 480BCE
P = 20,000 soldiers vs. A = 10,000 soldiers
Athens needs Sparta’s help
Run of Pheidippides
Losses
Strategy of Miltiades

5. Results
Persians lose
No land is exchanged

6. City-States vs. Persia
People to Know
Xerxes

7. Facts of the Battle Hellespont Crossing Persia = 350,000 soldiers
Battle of Thermopolyae
Burning of Athens
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Platea

8. Results Persians are no longer a threat
Greeks dominate the Mediterranean area
Begins the “Golden Age of Athens”
Athens becomes the leading city state. The leader of Athens is Pericles.