1. Persian Wars Greek Trading Cards

2. Miltiades (550-489 B.C.E.) Athenian General who fought at the Battle of Marathon He came up with a plan to fight them on the plains at Marathon As a strategy, he attacked the Persians from the flanks and forced them to retreat back to their naval boats Location: Athens, Greece

3. King Darius (550-486 B.C.E.) King of the Persian Empire Came up with a plan to invade the Greek City- States by crossing the Aegean Sea in 490 B.C.E. Was unsuccessful at invading the Greeks Location: Persepolis, Persia

4. Plutarch (45-120 C.E.) Historian who wrote about Greece and the Persian Wars Wrote about the wars 500 years later Location: Delphi, Greece

5. Herodotus (484-425 B.C.E.) A leading historian who writes about the Persian Wars He has been known to exaggerate the events of the Persian Wars Wrote about the ancient 7 Wonders of the World Known at the Father of History Location: Greece

6. Pheidippides (530-490 B.C.E.) Greek Messenger/Runner He runs to Sparta to rally the Spartans to fight with the Athenians He also runs from Marathon to Athens to tell everyone about this great victory Dies of exhaustion after the run! Location: Athens, Greece

7. Datis (Dates Unknown)-Persian Wars Persian General Fought at the Battle of Marathon Lost and marched his troops back to the Persian Empire Location: Persia

8. Leonidas (540-480 B.C.E.) King of Sparta Led his 300 Spartans and allies soldiers against the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae Fought to the death with his men showing courage and heroism Location: Sparta, Greece

9. King Xerxes (519-465 B.C.E.) King of the Persian Empire and Son of Darius Led the 2 nd invasion of Greece to avenge his father’s defeat and add the Greeks into his Army His campaign to take control over Greece is a failure (initially victory at the Battle of Thermopylae) Location: Persepolis, Greece

10. Ephialtes (Dates unknown) Persia Wars Greek Traitor (goes against Greece to help the Persians) Gives a route around Thermopylae Pass to defeat the Spartans and allows for the defeat of the Spartans and their allies Location: Greece