Persian Wars 499 BC Athenian Army helped the Greeks rebel against the Persians The Rebellion Failed Pg 134 5th hour

Persian Wars Battle of Marathon Battle of Thermopylae Battle of Marathon 490 BC Persians land 20,000 soldiers on Marathon Athenians would not attack Persians tired of waiting and loaded their troops back on their ships

Persian Wars Battle of Marathon Athenians caught them flat footed loading on their boats and won an easy victory.

Persian Wars Battle of Thermopylae After the death of Darius his Xerxes took power Xerxes vowed revenge against the Athenians

Persian Wars Battle of Thermopylae To defend themselves the Greeks joined forces with the Athenians Sparta provided the soldiers and Athens supplied the navy

Persian Wars Battle of Thermopylae Sparta sent their King, Leonidas An Athenian General Themosticles provided a plan to fight the Persians

Persian Wars Battle of Thermopylae To ready their fleet for battle the Greeks needed to stall the Persian army before it reached Athens. The best place was Thermopylae

Persian Wars Battle of Thermopylae an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae.

Persian Wars Battle of Thermopylae About 7,000 Greek soldiers held off the Persians for 2 days

Persian Wars Battle of Thermopylae A traitor led the Persians around the pass and the Persians attacked them from the rear

Persian Wars Battle of Thermopylae King Leonidas sent most of his Army to safety, but he remained behind with a few hundred and fought to the death.

Persian Wars Battle of Salamis The battle lasted long enough to allow 200 Athenian ships to assemble The Greek fleet attacked the Persians at the Strait of Salamis

Persian Wars Battle of Salamis The Greek plan worked destroying almost the entire Persian navy

Persian Wars Battle of Salamis The Persians marched on though, and burned Athens

Persian Wars Battle of Plataea The burning of Athens only made the Greeks that much more determined to defeat the Persians

Persian Wars Battle of Plataea The Greeks assembled their largest army ever They were armed with longer spears, solid body armor and better training

Persian Wars Battle of Plataea The Greeks crushed the Persians forcing them to retreat to Asia Minor

Causes of the Persian Decline Persian Rulers raised taxes to gain more wealth They spent their gold and silver on luxury items High taxes caused rebellions

Causes of the Persian Decline Persian families fought over who would be king Persian kings had many wives, so the sons fought and plotted over who would be king 4-3B

Review Why was Cyrus considered a fair ruler? What was the Royal Road? Describe the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis and Plataea.