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The Challenge of the Persians
Greek History
Athens Upsets Persia
• Greeks Spread east and comes in contact with Persian Empire
• Ionian Greeks conquered by Persians revolt• Athens Supports Ionian• Persian King Darius seeks revenge.
Battle of Marathon
• 490 B.C. Persians land at Marathon, 26 miles from Athens
• Athenians beat Persians• Athenian Runner ran 26 Miles to Athens to
announce the victory, Dies upon delivering the message
2nd Attack on Greece
• Xerxes takes control of Persia after the death of his father Darius
• Invades Greece with a force of 180,000• Athens has had time to prepare but needs to
mobilize
Battle of Thermopylae
• Greek Soldiers (Athens and Sparta Ally) and try to delay Persia at Thermopylae pass.
• 7000 Athenians and 300 Spartans hold off the Persian force of 180,000 for two days.
• Greek force betrayed by a traitor and destroyed
• Greeks later defeat the Persians.