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Prelude to War

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  • Persia: an empire from the Indus river to the Mediterranean
  • threatening city-states in the Aegean sea
  • city-states revolted
  • Athens helped
  • Persia prevailed
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Sides and Rulers

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  • Greece: Athens and Sparta

- Persia: Darius and Xerxes

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Battle of Marathon

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  • Persia to PUNISH Athens
  • 600 ships: Athens greatly outnumbered
  • Phidippides sent to Sparta to get help: ran for 2 days and nights
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Athens wins

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  • could not wait: Athens met Persia on the plain of Marathon
  • Persia not disciplined and lightly armored
  • 6,400 Persians killed and only 192 Athens
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Phidippides

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  • he ran 25 miles to Athens to spread new of “NIKE…” upon arrival… he collapsed and died
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results of Marathon

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  • empowers Athens
  • Persia more focused on PUNISHING Athens
  • 26.2 miles and Nike

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