WH- A Unequal Struggle - Sabrina Flashcards
What did the Persians worship?
Light and the sun.
The Persians believed—
Believed it to be in a state of constant warfare with the dark—that is, with the dark powers of evil.
Who was Cyrus.
He was the ruler of the Persians he was a man of exceptional courage and intelligence.
What was Cyrus first act.
His first act was to free all the people held in captivity by the Babylonians.
What was they call the region after Cambius died
Darius
With the aim of destroying Athens and conquering He then sent his son-in-law, with a—
New and mighty fleet, to sail against Athens.
On their way they—
They conquered many islands on their way and destroyed a lot of cities.
Where did they drop their anchor?
They finally dropped anchor not far from Athens, at a place called Marathon.
They numbered seventy thousand men, as many as the entire population of—
Athens.
For the Athenians had a general named—
Miltiades.
Miltiades was a—
a brave and able man
Miltiades had lived for many years among the—
Persians.
After The Persians suffered heavy losses. what did Those remaining do.
Those remaining took to their ships and fled.
Miltiades noted?
He noted that instead of sailing back the way they had come, the Persian ships had turned toward Athens, which lay undefended and open to attack.
for the Marathon Run-
The messenger ran so far and so fast that all he could do was deliver his message before he fell down dead.
