Battle of Marathon Flashcards
Which Greek state does Darius sack first? (1)
Etrecia
How long does the sack of Etrecia take? (1)
6 days
Where does the Persian fleet arrive when sacking Etrecia? (3)
- Tamynae
- Choereae
- Aegilia
Who betrays the Etrecians? (2)
- Euphorbus
- Philagrus
After sacking Etrecia, where do the Persians head to? (1)
Athens
What’s the name of the messenger the Athenians send to Sparta? (1)
Pheidippides
Who does Pheidippides encounter on the way to Sparta? What does he ask of him? What happens as a result of this? (4)
- the god Pan
- to ask the Athenians why they never pay attention to him
- they build a shrine dedicated to him under the Acropolis
- they hold annual games in his honour
Why can’t the Spartans help the Athenians straight away? (1)
They’re holding a religious ceremony
How many hoplites do Plataea send to help the Athenians? (1)
1000
When did the battle of marathon take place? How long after the Ionian revolt? (2)
- 490BC
- 5 years
What does Hippias dream? How does he interpret it? Is he correct? (3)
- that he slept with his mother
- he’d return to Athens and die peacefully of old age
- no - when he’s readying his troops, he has a coughing fit and loses a tooth, confirming the face he’ll never return to Athens
Why are Plataea and Athens allies? (2)
- When Plataea was being attacked by Thebes, they ask Athens for help and along with Corinthian, successfully defeat Thebes
- Therefore Plataea are in debt to Athens
Who convinces the War Archon that the Athenians shouldn’t surrender? How does he do this? (2)
- Miltiades
- By claiming that if they fight, they’ll win
On the Greek side who has the left wing and who has the right? (2)
- right wing - Callimachus
- left wing - Plataea
Why was there stalemate between the Persians and the Athenians? (3)
- Persians didn’t want to disadvantage themselves by marching uphill
- Athenians were nervous about the Persians superior numbers
- and waiting on the Spartans
