Persian Wars

3. Person who founded the Persian empire and freed the former slaves who had been caught before he came to rule
7. Battle where the Athenians defeated the Persians even though greatly outnumbered
9. God of Zoroastrianism
11. Persian king who expanded the Persian empire a lot
12. Spartan king who stood against the Persian army until death
15. Athenian politician who lured Xerxes into being defeated

1. Person who wrote a lot about the Persian wars and is a main source of historical information about the time
2. Battle of which the Greeks defeated the Persians in a big battle between their navys
4. People who collected taxes and was the supreme judicial authority
5. A body of troops standing or moving in close formation
6. Founder of Zoroastrianism
8. Battle where the greeks and the spartans fought against the Persians but the Persians won because of a Greek traitor who showed them a way around the mountain
10. Person who ran non stop to Athens to tell of Athenian victory at the battle of marathon
13. Greek soldiers were called _____
14. Ancient name of the narrow passage between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. This was also the waterway of which the Persians tried to make their boat bridge