Olivia Gutierrez
History 110 MWF
11-11:50
Professor Addison
Row 2
Persian/Greek Wars
I. Introduction:
The Persian Greek wars began after the Greek colonies started rejecting
Persian authority along the
II. Battle of
A. Herodotus speaks of Athenian
slaves being freed to fight against Persians.
B. Athenians outsmarted Persians by placing few soldiers in the center
of their formation. Once Persians felt they had succeeded in fighting the
Greeks, the Greeks swiftly moved in, attacked, and won.
III. Battle of
A. Xerxes takes over as king in 486
B.C.E.
B. Persians prepared for a victory
after the devastating loss at
C. The king along with a band of 300
men fought the Persians in a bloody battle.
D. After the Greeks lost at
Thermopylae the Persians continued their quest toward
IV. Battle of
A. Persians were outsmarted again
when they were lured into a narrow passage in the mouth of the
B. Greek ships were hiding in the
channel beyond the bay waiting for the Persians to enter.
C. Persians were trapped and unable
to maneuver the numerous amount of ships they had in
the bay.
D. Greeks won the battle of
V. Battle of
A. This battle was between the Greek
force and the Persians who now acquired the help of Greek allies, the Thebans.
B. Spartans killed the Persian
general.
C. Athenians destroyed the Theban
traitors.
D. Greeks won the battle of