Greco-Persian Wars The Last Stand of the 300. Cyrus the Great Expanded Persia into the largest and...

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Greco-Persian Wars The Last Stand of the 300

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Greco-Persian WarsThe Last Stand of the 300

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Cyrus the Great• Expanded Persia into the largest and most

successful of the Middle East empires.

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Greek City-States

• Greece pop’n ~ 600 000… • Persian Empire consisting of millions of

different people.

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Ionian Revolt

• 499 BCE – Greek colonists revolt • Athenians show up to help the Ionians and

burn the Persian city to the ground.

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Failed Revenge at Marathon

• Darius sends a fleet of 30 000 Persians to attack the Greeks.

• The Greeks form a defensive line and stand strong.

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Persian King Xerxes

• groomed to be a warrior king , for 10 years he planned his vengeful attack on Greece.

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The Battle of Thermopylae

• The battle that would determine the course of western civilization and the fate of democracy

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Land Battle

• At Thermopylae, a perfect battlefield for the Greeks, as it is a very narrow pass in which the army has to get through.

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Spartans & Athenians

• Spartan King – Leonidas –was the general in charge

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Naval Battle

• 200 Greek warships attempt to defend the strait, led by Themistocles…

• The Persian navy outnumbers them with 800 ships

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Persian Technology• Xerxes planned on walking his troops across a

body of water called the Hellespont – a mile wide strip of water

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Dual Attack

• Xerxes has marched nearly 300 000 men accompanied by 100 warships… in an attempt to sack Athens.

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Greek Weaponry

• The Hoplites primary weapon is the 2-4lb “dory” – a spear with an iron butt on its back end.

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Greek Weaponry

• The xiphos – sword made specifically for thrusting and hacking

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Greek Weaponry

• Hoplon –shield made from a concave piece of wood and covered in bronze – weighed about 20 pounds.

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Greek Weaponry

• Corinthian helmet –made from a single piece of bronze, offering maximum protection, but weighed about 10 pounds

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Greek Weaponry

• Lamellar armour –strips of heavy linen, leather all sewn together could withstand an arrow… not a spear thrust.

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Persian Weaponry

• Archers used Persian bows made of date palm wood.

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Day One• On land, 300 Spartans and their Greek allies

killed thousands of Persians by the end of the first day.

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Day One

• On water, 200 Greek warships vs 800 Persian ships

• Greek naval battles were about maneuvering the ships so you could ram and sink your enemy

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Day Two• The “Immortals” - on land, these “faceless

and mute” Persian strongmen also fail to defeat the Greek forces.

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Day Two

• Themistocles is still outnumbered 5 to 1, but the Greek triremes continue to destroy Persian warships