Greeks
Who interpreted the prophecy about "wooden walls" to mean the navy of Athens?
Who was Themistocles.
Who was the leader of the Spartan army at the Battle of Thermopylae?
Who was Leonides.
Who is the Persian king began the war against the Greeks?
Who is Darius.
Battle where the Greeks defeated the larger Persian army in the first Persian invasion.
Battle of Marathon.
785-481 BC
When was the Greek Archaic Period?
Which leader gave a brilliant speech in honor of the Athenian dead?
Who was Pericles.
What was the name of the pennisula that Sparta was on?
What is the Peloponnesian pennisula.
Who was the second Persian king to invade Greece?
Battle where 500 Spartans a few other allies held off a vastly larger Persian force.
Battle of Thermopylae.
480-323 BC
When was the Greek Classical period.
Greek leader who was exiled from Athens and then defected to the Spartans.
Who is Alcibiades.
When did Spartan soldiers comb their hair?
When they were expecting to die. Gotta look good when you go down in a blaze of glory!
Which Persian king got angry at the Hellespont for destroying his bridge and ordered it to be whipped?
Who is Xerxes.
Battle where the Greek navy defeated a larger Persian naval force.
Battle of Salamis.
490 & 480 BC
When is the Greek/Persian wars.
Who was Pausanias.
What point was Pausanias making when he brought the Spartan military leaders into the luxurious tent of the Persian commander?
By preparing a simple Spartan meal, he contrasted it with the luxury of the Persians, highlighting the irony of the rich Persians trying to conquer the poor Spartans.
Which Persian leader urged Xerxes to invade Greece, but had an ulterior motive? (Herodotus, 7.5)
Who was Mardonius.
Battle where the Greeks were finally victorious over the Persians in the second invasion of Greece.
Battle of Plataeae.
431-404 BC
When is the Peloponnesian War.
Who is Nicias.
What happened to the two Spartans who survived the Battle of Thermopylae?
One of them (Aristodemus) redeemed himself by fighting furiously at the Battle of Plataea. The other (Pantites) hanged himself.
Female queen of Halicarnassus who commanded ships and fought for the Persians and stood out for her skills at the Battle of Salamis.
Who is Artemisia.
Battle where the Avengers defeated an invading alien force, led by Loki.
Battle of New York!
323-30 BC
When is the Hellenistic period of Greece.