Microsoft Word - EOW-INTRODUCTION P1550-7.doc

2. Spartan system - All spartans, male and female, were screened and trained in military matters from age 7 to 60. E. Graeco-Persian conflicts. 1. Marathon, 490 B.C. a. Persians landed in Marathon, intent on pulling forces away from Athens, which they would then attack. b. Athenians, under Miltiades, pressed attack and sprang a double envelopment. ................
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