Greek figures

Question 1

Mardonius

Answer 1

Persian general and nephew of Xerxes
Encouraged Xerxes to attack Greece
Died in 479 during a fight with Athens

Question 2

Xerxes

Answer 2

Successor to Darius in 486
Left in charge of plans to attack Greece
Known to be arrogant, he did not listen to claims of being under prepared
Contributed to Salamis, Thermopylae and Platea

Question 3

Thermistocles

Answer 3

Athenian General
Chief saviour of Greece during Battle of Salamis in 480
Further put in effort to defeat Persians, worked on Naval sea power
Built boats out of silver to prepare

Question 4

Herodotus

Answer 4

Father of History
Most sources were oral
Athenian

Question 5

Darius

Answer 5

King of Persia 522
Brought in this idea of ‘medising’ under his rule
Unsuccessfully attacked Naxos, leading to Ionian Revolts

Question 6

Militiades

Answer 6

Athenian general
Led Athenian forces to successes in 490
Attacked Persians while cavalry was non operational

Question 7

Leonidas

Answer 7

Spartan commander and King
His death at Thermopylae was seen as Heroic
Reverted his army back home at the battle

Question 8

Pericles

Answer 8

Alive 495-429 Leader of Athens 461
He was named Strategos multiple times
Gave a famous speech on the anniversary of the PP war
Blamed for many things during the PP war
He died from the Plague in 429

Question 9

Cleon

Answer 9

Heavily disliked by Thucydides
After Pericles, he had changed the Athens strategies to more violent ones and often wanted revolted cities to be put to death
He captured the Spartans in Sphacteria in 425
He tried to recover Thrace after Brasida’s campaigns but they both eventually died in battle

Question 10

Brasidas]

Answer 10

Spartan general
Persuaded Acropolis to join them and took over their city
He made Scione revolt and was then confronted by Cleon after a truce between Sparta and Athens broke
They both died in battle but Brasidas’ side was victorious