Early Athens•Grade 3•grammar Stage
Destruction of the Persian Host
Darius sent heralds to Greek cities demanding earth and water as signs of submission. Athens and Sparta refused, throwing the heralds into pits. Darius sent a great fleet and army against Greece, but a terrible storm destroyed most of the Persian ships near Mount Athos. The survivors were attacked by Thracian tribes. This first invasion failed before reaching Greece.
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Describes Darius sending heralds demanding earth and water
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Cause & Consequence
Explains that earth and water symbolized complete submission
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Notes that Greeks saw the storm as divine protection
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