Syeda: Persian Wars Assignment

Battle of Marathon

490 BCE

Persians invaded 40 km Northeast of Athens ready to fight because of Greece's involvement in the Ionian empire. The Greeks were outnumbered but instead of backing down they fought by attacking the wings leaving the centre (with the strongest Persian troops) to flee back to their ship. The Greeks were victorious. The picture chosen is a gold metal signifying that this is the first Persian battle Greece was victorious in.

Battle of Thermopylae

480 BCE

A year prior to the battle of Thermopylae, the Greeks built a Navy defence. Xerxes from the Persians wanted to continue a fight against the Greeks and so the battle begun when he sent his 180 000 troops to Hellespont. The Greeks took a defensive position but after a few days a traitor from the Greeks aided the Persians up a mountain causing all Greek soldiers to die. The image chosen represents the sneaky traitor. This battle was significant as it led up to the Battle of Salamis.

Battle of Salamis

479 BCE

After being defeated by the Persians the greek did not give up and wanted to fight the Persons in Greece's narrow waters. A messenger sent false information to Xerxes tricking him into sending ships with men to the Greeks expecting a victory. The Greeks although outnumbered, became victorious against the Persians yet again. The image chosen represents geography as the Greeks used their knowledge of their geography to defeat the Persians.

Delian League

478 BCE

Athens decided to organize the Delian League which was an alliance between 150 other city-states to fight against the Persians. The alliance required each city to send men and the option of either money or ships. Men would have to pay a large sum of money to withdraw. Athens began to rise among the other city-states in power. The image chosen shows division because other city-states did not like the power that Athens had.