Ancient Greek Wars

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Across
  1. 4. Peasant forced to work the land in Sparta
  2. 6. The final battle between Alexander and Darius III
  3. 7. The battle formation used by the ancient Greek military
  4. 10. Name given to the fast, maneuverable Greek warships
  5. 12. Series of wars between Athens and Sparta
  6. 13. The name of Alexander's famous horse
  7. 16. Type of government used in Athens
  8. 17. Leader of Persia at the END of the Persian Wars
Down
  1. 1. Battle in which 300 Spartans, plus other Greeks, were able to temporarily hold off the larger Persian forces
  2. 2. An alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens
  3. 3. This killed around 2/3 of the Athenian population in 430 BC
  4. 5. A governor who ruled in the provinces of Persia
  5. 8. The major Greek city that was sacked by Persia during the Persian Wars
  6. 9. Father of Alexander the Great
  7. 11. Leader of the Peloponnesian League
  8. 12. Persian court custom that involved bowing down and kissing the hand of others
  9. 14. Athens’ plan to invade the island of Sicily: __________ Expedition
  10. 15. Secret weapon of the Indian military