Battle of Marathon Glossary Crossword
Across
- 3. of Thermopylae – Famous battle in 480 BC between the Greeks and Persians that occurs after the Battle of Marathon.
- 4. To name things one by one, past tense.
- 5. A small fleet of ships or boats.
- 6. A specific period of a person’s life time.
- 8. “We have been victorious!” Greek word.
- 9. A senior military title in ancient Greece.
- 11. Ancient Greek fortress located on highest part of Athens that contains ancient buildings that are of significance to Greek history.
- 14. Another name for Greece used by the Greeks.
- 16. Ancient style of architecture that were a dialect of the Dorians.
- 17. A ruler who enforces cruelty and is oppressive.
- 18. Dictatorship as this government is harsh and punishing.
Down
- 1. To make full use of and to gain an advantage from.
- 2. A native of the area Lacedaemon that consists of Sparta and its surroundings.
- 7. An improvised military shelter that usually does not have protection from enemy fire, past tense.
- 10. Citizen-soldiers of ancient Greek city-states that were heavily armed with primarily spears and sheilds.
- 12. An area within boundaries/walls.
- 13. Soldiers fighting or marching on foot.
- 15. Gravestones, Greek word.