Persain Wars/ pelopponessian War

  • Persian Wars
    490 BCE

    Persian Wars

    1st Persian war
  • Persian Wars
    490 BCE

    Persian Wars

    Battle of Marathon- An Athenian ran 26.2 miles to tell the Greeks about their win and he dies of exhaustion.
  • 480 BCE

    Persian

    2nd Persian War- Revenge by Persians Xerses is king.
  • 2nd Persian Wars
    480 BCE

    2nd Persian Wars

    Battle of Thermopylae- Spartans agree to help the Athenians. The Spartans hold the Persians for 3 days in the mountain pass
    Phalanx- formation they use in this battle
  • 2nd Persian War
    480 BCE

    2nd Persian War

    Battle of Salamis- The Spartans tricked the Athenians to sail to a island that they couldn’t maneuver in because it was too shallow. The Greeks cut warships to pieces to defeat the Athenians
  • Battle of Plataea
    479 BCE

    Battle of Plataea

    Ended the Persian war, Greeks led and Spartans crushed he Persians.