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The Greeks at War: Trojan, Persian, & Peloponnesian Wars
Persian War
Narrator 3: The Greeks, or should I say polis people, derived from two different types of people:
The DORIANS, and The MYCENEANS.
SCENE 1: Dorians turn into Spartans. Myceneans turn into Athenians
Narrator 1: In 519 BC, the Persians conquered a group of Greek people who lived in Ionia. The Ionians were
very upset, and in 499 BC the Ionians asked the mainland Greeks to aid them in a rebellion against the
Persians.
Narrator 2: The Athenians sent many warships to help out the Ionians, but they were not strong enough to
defeat the Persians!
SCENE 2: Ionians ask Athenians for help. The Athenians agree. The Ionians revolt against the Persians, but
the Persians crush the Ionians.
Nike: Persians Win!!
Narrator 3: Despite the Persian victory, King Darius of Persia was furious over the Athenian support. In 490
BC, King Darius sent 600 ships to punish the Greeks. The Persians, who greatly outnumbered the Greeks,
landed North of Marathon. After several days of fighting in the battle of marathon, the Persians realize they
were no match for the Athenians
Nike: Athens Wins!!!
Narrator 4: Perhaps the most fascinating story of the Battle of Marathon is that of Pheidippides. During the
Battle of Marathon, Pheidippides runs all the way to Sparta to ask for help. THEN when the battle was
over, Pheidippides ran from Marathon all the way to Athens to tell the Athenians of their victory.
Narrator 1: Pheidippides then collapses and DIES!
Narrator 2: Pheidippides ran a total of 200 miles in 3 days, giving way to the modern day sport of a marathon!
Scene 3: Pheidippides running miles. He then reaches Athens, tells of the victory and dies.
Narrator 1: The Athenians knew the victory at Marathon was only temporary, so they joined with Sparta and
other city states. The Persians, still angry with their defeat, marched through mainland Greece.
Narrator 2: BUT they met the Spartans at a small mountain pass called Thermopylae. The Persians started
to push through….
Narrator 3: King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans continued to block the passage; however after 3 days the
Persians defeated the Spartans. A Greek traitor named Ephialites told the Persians how the Spartans fight!!
Scene 4: Persians how to defeat the Spartans. 300 Spartans die!! Spartans must practice the phalanx
Narrator 4: After the battle of Thermopylae, the Persians continued their advance, and but the Athenians
have teamed up with other surrounding city states to form the Delian League.
Nike: Greece Wins!!!!
Scene 5: The Persians surrender to the Athenians!
Narrator 1: After beating the Persians, Athens enters a period of prosperity known as the Golden Age.
Athens becomes a huge culture and commerce center with classical art, architecture, and plays!
Narrator 2: BUT as Athens rolls in the dough, Sparta gets angry….
Scene 6: Athens in the Golden Age, and Sparta is envious!
The Greeks at War: Trojan, Persian, & Peloponnesian Wars
Peloponnesian War
Narrator 1: Since the end of the Persian War, Athens emerged as the most powerful city-state in
Greece. They organized the Delian League AND flourished in their Golden Age.
Narrator 2: All the other city-states became jealous, and began to resent the Athenian domination
of the Greek World!
Scene 1: All of the city states becoming jealous of Athens!
Narrator 3: No city state was more envious of the Athenian success than Sparta. Tensions
eventually led to war in 431 BC.
Scene 2: Sparta declaring war on Athens because of jealousy!
Narrator 4: Although Athens had a strong navy, Sparta was stronger on land. Sparta invaded
Athens, and allied with their former enemy… PERSIA!
Scene 3: Sparta and Persia creating an alliance against Athens.
Narrator 1: During the civil war, Athens faced a TON of problems: the plague, the helot revolt,
and an unstable democracy. In 404 BC, the Spartans, with the help of Persia, trapped the
Athenians against the sea and captured the city!!
Nike: Sparta Wins!!
Scene 4: People dying from the plague, helot revolt, and the Spartans beating Athens.
Narrator 2: After the Peloponnesian War, Athens no longer dominated the Greek World.
Democracy began to suffer, Greece was left vulnerable to invasion, and culture declined!
Narrator 3: Oh no! What will happen?!
SCENE 5: Alexander the Great & Hellenistic Culture