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Ancient
Greek Wars
Trojan War
Dates & Opposition
• Dates:
• Circa 1193 to
1183 BC
• Opponents:
• Greece v. Troy
Major Events & Facts
• Mythology:
• “Apple of Discord,” Helen
of Troy, Apple of Discord
• Fact:
• May have been caused
by an economic rivalry
Hera
Aphrodite
How DARE I don’t
get invited to the
biggest party ever!
I’ll show them. {EVIL
LAUGH}
Eris
Athena
Zeus! I demand that
you give this golden
apple to the fairest
goddess!
Umm…ok!
No way! I’m not
that stupid! Paris,
you pick!
Eris
Zeus
Paris
?
Pick me! I’ll provide
you with great
power!
Hera
Pick me! I’ll make
the most
beautiful woman
fall in love with
you!
Aphrodite
Pick me! I’ll
provide you
with great
military
strength!
Athena
I choose
Aphrodite!
I like
beautiful
women!
Paris
Aphrodite kept her
promise. Paris and
Helen left Greece and
traveled to Troy to live
happily ever after.
Until…
Helen
Helen has been kidnapped by Paris!
Brother, join me and the other kings
of Greece when we set sail for Troy to
get her back.
I want to come too.
I just hope my weak
heal doesn’t cause
any problems.
King Menelaus of Sparta & his brother
King Agamemnon of Mycenae
Achilles
He thinks he
can get away with killing
my cousin? I’ll show him!
One-On-One
Battle…
Achilles is Victorious!
Achilles
(Greece)
Hector (Troy)
Remember
Me??...Bye, Bye!
Achilles
(Greece)
Paris
(Troy)
We’ve been at this
for years and can’t
Get past those walls.
Now what?
I have a plan….It’s a
little risky, but I think
it will work.
King Menelaus of Sparta & his brother
King Agamemnon of Mycenae
Odysseus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=IOHOHDqmNc0
Major Events & Facts
• Greeks
traveled
to Troy by
1000 ships
• 10 year siege; first 9 years uneventful
• Major Figures:
• Hector, Achilles, Odysseus
Winner
• Winner:
• Greece
• Burned
Troy to the
ground
Persian War
Dates & Opposition
• Dates:
• 499 – 448 BC
• Opponents:
• Greece v.
Persia
Major Events & Facts
• For hundreds of years Greek people had
lived in Ionia
• 546 BC:
• Persians conquered Ionia
• Ionian Greeks revolted; received aid from
mainland Greeks
Major Events & Facts
• Important Battles:
• Battle of
Marathon
• Battle of
Thermopylae
• Battle of
Salamis
Winner
• Winner:
• Stalemate
• Athenians take
credit for the
victory; for the
Delian League
Peloponnesian
War
Dates & Opposition
• Dates:
• 431 – 404 BC
• Opponents:
• Athens v.
Sparta
Major Events & Facts
• Civil war
• Different strengths; evenly matched
• WHY?
• Athens – SEA
POWER
• Sparta – LAND
POWER
Major Events & Facts
• Eventually the
Spartans were
able to trap the Athenians against the
sea
• 404 BC:
• Sparta captured Athens
• Refused to burn it to the ground
• WHY?
Winner
• Winner:
• Sparta
• Ended Athenian domination of the
Greek world