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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

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Our Plan 5 Ws Who (Who was fighting who?) Where? Why? When? What happened?

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The Battle of Marathon

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Who? The Persian Army vs. Athenian Army King Darius I of Persia

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The Battle of Marathon Where? Marshy plains of Marathon outside of Athens

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

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The Battle of Marathon What happened?

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Pheidippedes

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

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The Battle of Thermopylae

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

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King Leonidas in 300

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The Battle of Thermopylae When? 480 B.C.

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

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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.

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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.