Invention of the Barbarian: Persian Wars

Chronology of the Persian Wars

• Battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium (Xerxes)

• Battle of Plataea (Xerxes)

• Battle of Marathon (Darius)

• Ionian Revolt (Burning of Sardis)

• Burning of Athens and Battle of Salamis (Xerxes)

Darius wanted to invade Greece because...

• His father hated the Greeks

• He wanted to expand the Persian Empire

• He wanted to punish the Greeks for the Ionian Revolt

• Cyrus the Great had tried and failed to conquer Greece

Xerxes wanted to invade Greece because...

• He wanted to burn Athens as punishment for Darius' defeat at Marathon

• Some Greek poleis refused to surrender by sending earth and water to Persia

• Artemisia encouraged him to

• He wanted to expand the Persian Empire

Which goal(s) did Xerxes achieve?

• Burning Athens to punish it for Darius' defeat at Marathon

• Expanding the Persian Empire

Which king?

Groups:

(a) Darius

,

(b) Xerxes

• Battle of Plataea

• Battle of Salamis

• Battle of Marathon

• Burning of Sardis

• Ionian Revolt

• Battle of Artemisium

• Battle of Thermopylae

• Burning of Athens

Who won each battle?

Groups:

(a) Greeks

,

(b) Persians

,

(c) Unclear

• Plataea

• Burning of Athens

• Salamis

• Marathon

• Ionian Revolt

• Artemisium

• Burning of Sardis

• Thermopylae

Where did each battle take place?

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Burning of Sardis

Battle of Artemisium

Battle of Thermopylae

Battle of Salamis

Burning of Athens

Battle of Plataea

Battle of Marathon

Xerxes fled back to Persia after the Battle of _________

Mardonius was killed at the Battle of ______________

Origins of key Greek figures

Groups:

(a) Athens

,

(b) Sparta

,

(c) Ionia

,

(d) Other

• Alexander

• Leonidas

• Herodotus

• Eurybiades

• Artemisia

• Aristides

• Siccinus

• Themistocles

• Hippias

• Demaratus

• Adimantus