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The Greco-Persian Wars - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 132 times
- The average score is 12 of 25
Answer Stats
| Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Powerful ancient city-state, capital of modern Greece | Athens | 98%
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| Frequent rival of the above but allied during the war | Sparta | 95%
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| Major battle that marked the end of that campaign, namesake of a race | Battle of Marathon | 89%
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| Persian King who ordered the first expedition against Greece | Darius I | 83%
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| Achaemenid King who instigated the second invasion of Greece | Xerxes I | 79%
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| Main historical source for the events, the "Father of History" | Herodotus | 75%
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| Naval battle that followed, a decisive greek victory and turning point of the war | Battle of Salamis | 69%
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| Famous battle which featured a last stand at the "Hot Gates" | Battle of Thermopylae | 69%
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| Leader of the allied greek forces who fell during the battle | Leonidas I | 65%
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| Year the battle took place | 490 BCE | 63%
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| Year that all these events occured | 480 BCE | 57%
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| Battle that ended the invasion, decisive greek victory | Battle of Plataea | 54%
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| Main event that sparked the Wars | Ionian Revolt | 48%
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| Greek mastermind and effective commander of the greek fleet | Themistocles | 45%
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| Prominent city-state which featured the second strongest fleet in Greece | Corinth | 44%
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| Macedonian King who destroyed the remnants of the retreating persian army | Alexander I | 34%
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| Greek general and masterful tactician | Miltiades | 30%
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| Persian military commander who became leader of the remaining expedition force | Mardonius | 29%
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| Greek traitor whose name went on to mean "nightmare" in greek | Ephialtes | 24%
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| Series of naval battles that took place at the same time | Battle of Artemisium | 18%
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| Beach battle which marked the destruction of the persian fleet ending the war | Battle of Mycale | 18%
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| Commander of the allied forces | Pausanias | 17%
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| Greeks who also fought to the last man and are often omitted | Thespians | 12%
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| Quote from the battle expressing defiance: "come and get them" | Molon labe | 11%
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| Legendary runner who collapsed dead upon announcing the greek victory | Pheidippides or Philippides | 6%
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