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Bellwork – copy this MARATHON- first THERMOPYLAE- SALAMIS

in your chart. battle second battle


LEADERS GREECE GREECE- GREECE
Militiades, general Leonidas- king of Sparta
Pheidippides- runner, died Themisotcles- navy
saving athens commander at Athens

PERSIA PERSIA- PERSIA


King Darius- king Xerxes- king of Persia
Datus- general at 10,000 immortals
marathon
Hippias- greek traitor
CAUSES Athenians helped Ionia Revenge for the loss
rebel against Persian rule
at Marathon, and
glory.
EVENTS THAT LED • Darius destroys
TO VICTORY Ionian city and
invades Greece at
bay of Marathon
• Athens meets
Persians at
marathon
• Wins battle
&sends Phedip.
To city tells city
they won and he
dies giving
message.
Datus goes home and
Darius builds bigger
army.
RESULTS OF BATTLE • In victory Athens
loses 192 and Persia
6,700
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER FOR THE PERSIAN WARS

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