Which Reasons Key Outcome War? for War Events of the War Trojan War *Legend says it was The Trojans protected The Trojans over Helen, the “face themselves behind the walls of wheeled the horse that launched a Troy; however, the Greeks into the city and thousand ships.” were able to maneuver while they were *Historians feel it was themselves into the city by sleeping, the likely over the trade hiding in a wooden horse that Greeks emerged route of the they pretended to leave for the from the horse, Dardanelles; Troy was Trojans as a sign of defeat. burned the city of key in controlling trade Troy, and defeated in this area. the Trojans. Persian War The Greeks had *Battle of Marathon – *Athens forms the encouraged the Ionian Athenians defeat Darius and Delian League and colonies in Asia Minor the Persians as Phedippides emerges as the to revolt against runs to worn the city of Athens. most powerful city- Persian control. The modern marathon is state. They steal Darius vows revenge named after him. from the treasury to on the Athenians and *Battle of Thermopylae – rebuild their city the wars begin. Spartans are defeated as a angering their farmer informs the Persians of allies. As a result, a secret narrow mtn. passage. Sparta and its allies *Battle of Salamis – Athens separate and form defeats the Persians in a the Peloponnesian decisive navy battle after League. tricking the Persians into the strait and using their unique ships, triremes to defeat them. Peloponnesian War Sparta had formed the *Sparta attacks Athens and Sparta finally Peloponnesian league Pericles gathers the Athenians defeats Athens to counter Athens’ into the city walls. A plague after 27 years. emerging power. outbreak kills Pericles including Greece will be a large portion of their weakened by the population. fighting and *The Athenians lose a key become susceptible battle at Syracuse, a Spartan to Macedonian ally. invasion from the north. Key Vocabulary: Trireme Peloponnesian League Delian League Ionian Asia Minor phalanx Key People: Darius Pericles Xerxes .