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The Battle of Thermopylae
THIS…. IS…. SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!Slide2
The Battle of MarathonSpartans showed up two days after the battle was over
.Three reasons why
the Spartans did not help earlier:
(There was more to it than a religious festival)
Sparta disliked AthensSparta afraid of a helot revolt.Sparta afraid the Persians would make them look weak.
LEGEND: A Greek messenger ran 26.2 miles to Athens with news of the victory, dying of exhaustion immediately after he arrived.
He became the inspiration for this athletic event, introduced at the 1896 Athens Olympics, and originally run between Marathon and Athens.
SPORTS ARTICLE!Slide3Slide4
192 Athenians dead buried in ceremonial funeral mound
still there today!Slide5
Background to ThermopylaeThemistocles
was the new leader.He was
very strong
and could act quickly to respond to difficult situations.
Silver mines were found outside Athens which helped strengthen the military.Slide6
What to do with the Cash?!Themistocles put a lot of money
from the silver into building up the army
to 100,000-150,000 men and building 200 warships. (
Triremes
)Slide7
http://www.rom.gr/ROM7/images/afisa01.jpgSlide8
Persia’s Thirst for Revenge
Persia also had a new leader. Darius was out and Xerxes
was in. (Son of Darius & Grandson of Cyrus)
V
owing to revenge his father’s loss Forces slaves to follow him Constantly whispering “Remember the Athenians” for next 10 years!Slide9
Xerxes assumes power and amasses huge army over
200,000+ strongSlide10
and 1000 ships!Slide11
The Life of a SpartanSlide12
Cooperation Among Greece
Athenians hear about Xerxes’ thirst for revenge they look for help.
1st time wide scale co-operation between the Greeks…
They agree to help!
Sparta and Athens decided to work together to fight the Persians. Sparta had a very strong army
Athens had a strong navy.Awesome combination! Slide13
ThermopylaeSlide14
Leonidas
Statue of Leonidas in Sparta today.
NOT this guy…. Well,
kinda
…
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The Battle at ThermopylaeAugust of 480 BC
The Greeks were waiting for the Persians at Thermopylae. “The HOT GATES
”
(If the Persians wanted to get into mainland Greece they would have to take this pass.)
Xerxes sat on a golden throne atop the pass to watch the battle. For the first two days the 7300 Greek soldiers were able to slaughter the Persians.
(Even Xerxes’ elite “Immortals”)Slide16Slide17Slide18
Decisive Battles VideoDecisive Battles - Thermopylae 480 BCSlide19
Groovy Greeks!!Slide20
“
The last stand
…..”Slide21
Result of Thermopylae
Created a sense of nationalism among the Greeks…
This continued.
It
showed Xerxes that conquering Greece was not going to be easy. The Greeks were a strong, determinded and skilled force. (just as Marathon had shown Darius)
The courageous self-sacrifice of Leonidas and his men won the Greeks many advantages… can you think of one?
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