New technology
During the Dorian age only the rich could really afford to buy the bronze weaponry and armor
Iron later replaced bronze so the common man could arm himself and fight war
Phalanx spear in one hand shield in the other
Persian war
War between Greece and Persian empire
it first began in ionia on coast of Anatolia
greeks were settled there but Persians conquered it around 546 b.c.
darius the great defeated the revolt
490b.c the Persian fleet of 25000 men landed in an area called marathon
10000 atheians meet them there
Persians fled battle field 6000 persians killed
200 athenins were killed
The Athenians were using this new fighting formation called the phalanx
Persians were not well trained in this kind of land battle
Persians light armor Athenians a lot of armor
Athenians won they left their city without much of an army
Pheidippides was that runner Ran 26 miles
Persians tried to attack quickly but Athenians where ready for them
Xerxes drius the greats son had become the successor of Persian army
The greeks were very dived on how to handle the Persian situation
A narrow mountain where they fighted the battle
7000 greeks 300 spartans stood in the way
A traitor went to xerxes and informed him of a secret path around the pass
300 ½ people killed
Made great impression on the greeks
Battle salamis greeks abandoned Athens because they thought that fighting at sea was their best chance
Lasting effects of Persian war
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