Invention of the Barbarian: Persian Wars

Chronology of the Persian Wars

• Burning of Athens and Battle of Salamis (Xerxes)

• Battle of Marathon (Darius)

• Ionian Revolt (Burning of Sardis)

• Battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium (Xerxes)

• Battle of Plataea (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 Marathon

• Burning of Athens

• Burning of Sardis

• Battle of Artemisium

• Battle of Thermopylae

• Ionian Revolt

• Battle of Plataea

• Battle of Salamis

Who won each battle?

Groups:

(a) Greeks

,

(b) Persians

,

(c) Unclear

• Burning of Athens

• Plataea

• Marathon

• Salamis

• Thermopylae

• Ionian Revolt

• Artemisium

• Burning of Sardis

Where did each battle take place?

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Battle of Plataea

Burning of Athens

Battle of Artemisium

Battle of Salamis

Battle of Thermopylae

Battle of Marathon

Burning of Sardis

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

• Themistocles

• Siccinus

• Leonidas

• Demaratus

• Hippias

• Adimantus

• Artemisia

• Herodotus

• Eurybiades

• Aristides

• Alexander