Invention of the Barbarian: Persian Wars

Chronology of the Persian Wars

• Battle of Plataea (Xerxes)

• Battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium (Xerxes)

• Ionian Revolt (Burning of Sardis)

• Battle of Marathon (Darius)

• 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 Thermopylae

• Burning of Sardis

• Battle of Marathon

• Battle of Plataea

• Burning of Athens

• Battle of Salamis

• Battle of Artemisium

• Ionian Revolt

Who won each battle?

Groups:

(a) Greeks

,

(b) Persians

,

(c) Unclear

• Burning of Athens

• Ionian Revolt

• Burning of Sardis

• Thermopylae

• Salamis

• Marathon

• Plataea

• Artemisium

Where did each battle take place?

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Battle of Salamis

Battle of Artemisium

Battle of Plataea

Burning of Athens

Battle of Thermopylae

Burning of Sardis

Battle of Marathon

Xerxes fled back to Persia after the Battle of (a)  

Mardonius was killed at the Battle of (a)  

Origins of key Greek figures

Groups:

(a) Athens

,

(b) Sparta

,

(c) Ionia

,

(d) Other

• Eurybiades

• Hippias

• Artemisia

• Leonidas

• Themistocles

• Alexander

• Demaratus

• Aristides

• Siccinus

• Herodotus

• Adimantus