new technology. during the dorian age, only the rich could really afford to buy the bronze weaponary and armour. iron later replaced bronze because it was tougher and more cheaper than the bronze. phalanx spear in one hand sheild in the other is the way the fought. start of the persian war. war between greece and persian empire. it first began in lonia on the coast of anatolia. greeks were settled there but persians conquered it around 546 b.c. the lonian greeks revolted. athens sent soldiers over to help fight but were defeated. war continus. in 490b.c, the persian fleet of 25k men landed in an area called marathon. why was it such a great victory. the atheenians were using this new kind of fighting. the persians were not trained for this kind fo fighting. the persinas also wore very light armour to battle compared that of the athenians. marathon. even though athenians had won, they left their city without much of an army. according to traditition, army leaders would send a runner to alert the athens of the battle. pheidippides was the runner for him. ten years later. xerxes, darius the grets son, had become the successor of the persian army. he broguht an enomous army with him. greek issues. the greeks were very divided onhow to handle the persian situation. some city/staes thought that they should fight them and defend their city of athens. some even foguht with the persians. famous battle of thermopylae. a narrow pass was the setting of this battle. 7k greeks and the 300 spartans stood in the way of xerxes and his huge army on this push to get ot athens. 300. a traitor went to xerxes and informed him of a secret path around the pass. fearing defeat, the spartans fought the persians so that the greeks could flee to fight another day. lasting effects of spartan sacrifice. made a great impression on the greeks. allwoed the remaining greeks to retewaR AND FIGHT THE PERSIANS AGAIN. showed xerxes what he was up aginsit. battle of salsmis. greeks abandomed athens, because they thought that fighting at sea was their best chance. they were right xerxes watched as a 1/3 of his fleet was sunk. lasting effects of the persian war. the delian league was created. an alliance of greek city states to continue to push the persians out of all the greece. athenians was the ehad of the league and moved the headquarters to athens.
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