11.11 The Battle of Thermopylae Flashcards
(9 cards)
when did the battle of thermopylae take place:
in august of 480 bce
What did Xerxes want the Greeks to do?
Xerxes wanted the Greeks to surrender their weapons
Who was the leader of Sparta at the time of the Battle of Thermopylae and what was his response to Xerxes’s order
Leader: Leonidas, King of Sparta
response: ‘Come and get them!’ (he was referring to the weapons that Xerxes wanted
What did Xerxus and his ramy have to push through when they head for Athens?
Xerxus and his army had to push through the rocky pass of Thermopylae, which was on the. eastern coast of Greece
What did Xerxus and his army find when he reachd Thermopylae?
There was a determined Greek army guarding the area.
Did the Persians in the Battle of Thermopylae find a way past the Greeks guardig the area? How?
Yes. A Greek traitor showed the Persians a secret mountain route from where they could attack the Greeks from the front and back.
What did Leonidas, King of Sparta do when he found out he was betrayed?
He ordered most of the Greek army to flee and hand picked 300 Spartans to delay the Persians.
How did the 300 Spartans battle the Persians in the Battle of Thermopylae?
The Spartans battled to the last man, causing a huge loss of soldiers on the Persians
List the events of The Battle of Thermopylae in order
1) August 480 BCE, 10 yrs after Darius I lost Battle of Marathon, his son Xerxes set out to conquer most Greek territory
2) Xerxes told Greeks to surrender their weapons. Greeks defied him and Leonidas Kind of Sparta said ‘come and get them’
3) Xerxes set out for Athens. Huge army, had to push thru rocky pass at Thermopylae. Greece’ eastern coast.
4) huge Greek army blocking the area of Thermopylae. Xerxes’s army= held back by greeks 3 days long
5) greek traitor showed Persians a mountain route from where they could attack Greeks from the front and back.
6) Leonidas found out he was betrayed. He ordered most of Greek army to leave. He hand picked 300 Spartans to help delay the Persian army.
7) The 300 hand picked Spartans battled to the last man. Caused a huge loss on the Persian army.
