1. Persian Wars
499 BC Athenian Army helped the Greeks rebel against the Persians
The Rebellion Failed
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2. 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

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

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

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

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

7. 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

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. 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

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

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

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

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

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

18. 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

19. 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
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20. Review Why was Cyrus considered a fair ruler? What was the Royal Road?
Describe the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis and Plataea.