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Conflicts of Ancient Greece

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. The Persian Wars. Our Plan. 5 W’s Who (Who was fighting who?) Where? Why? When? What happened?.

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Conflicts of Ancient Greece

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  1. 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

  2. The Persian Wars

  3. Our Plan • 5 W’s • Who (Who was fighting who?) • Where? • Why? • When? • What happened?

  4. The Battle of Marathon

  5. The Battle of Marathon • Who? • The Persian Army vs. Athenian Army • King Darius I of Persia

  6. The Battle of Marathon • Where? • Marshy plains of Marathon outside of Athens

  7. The Battle of Marathon • Why? • The Persians wanted to invade & conquer Greece. • When? • 490 B.C.

  8. The Battle of Marathon • What happened?

  9. Pheidippedes

  10. The Battle of Marathon • Who won? • Athens! (The Greeks)

  11. The Battle of Thermopylae

  12. The Battle of Thermopylae • Who? • Xerxes (Son of Darius) & The Persians • King Leonidas & 300 Spartans • Where? • A mountain pass called Thermopylae or the Hot Gates

  13. King Leonidas in 300

  14. The Battle of Thermopylae • When? • 480 B.C.

  15. The Battle of Thermopylae • Why? • Xerxes was eager to defeat Greece after their loss at Marathon ten years earlier. • When? • 480 B.C.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

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