Cyber Day #2

The Persian wars began in Ionia on the coast of Anatolia. This war was between Greece and the Persian Empire.  Around 546 B.C. Persians conquered the area that Greece had been long settled in. When the Ionian Greeks revolted Athens sent ships and soldiers to their aid. This was a failed attempt and the Persian king vowed to destroy Athens. When 25,000 men got to Athens there were 10,000 Athenian men ready and neatly standing in a phalanx. The Persian army was no match for the phalanx and they lost about 6,000 men before retreating.

After their great win on the coast of Marathon, Athens was no longer protected. A young runner named Pheidippides ran all the way back to Athens and told the good news. He then collapsed and died. The Greek army hurried back to Athens and when the Persians sailed into the harbor they found a protected city and retreated.

Ten years later there was another attack on Athens. Most people did not want to fight it. In the end, many Spartans were killed in an attempt to protect. The Athens decided to take the fight to the water and trapped the Persians in a canal because the Persian boat was too big to turn around. The Athens ended up sinking their boat with many battering rams and small boats.