Today in class we continued taking notes on the Greece video. In the video we learned that the vast Persian Empire planned an attack on their neighboring city-state, Athens. What is so amazing about this event is that when the Persians docked their ships on a shore near the city Marathon, a man who saw this attack about to happen ran 140 miles and to tell Athens that they were being attacked and then ran the rest of the way down to Sparta ask for their help to fight against the Persians. Regretfully, the Spartans refused to help because of their conflict between Athens. The outcome looked grim for Athens but believe it or not, Athens protected their city, fought bravely, and won! That is an amazing outcome! If they hadn't won that battle, the Persians would have taken over and change their government from a democracy to a tyranny. Go Athens for pulling through!
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