Classical Greece

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1. The Athenian Miltiades introduced new tactics. Where were they first used in battle? Salamis Marathon Corinth Thermopylae

2. Who was the Athenian general for whom it was said that: 'He won even dead'? Socrates Aristides Leonidas Kimon

3. Of whom did the Persian king Xerxes say: 'The men became women and the women men'? Themistocles Queen Artemisia Miltiades Leonidas

4. Who was the famous Greek philosopher who saved the life of Alkibiades during a battle? Plato Aristotle Philostratos Socrates

5. When did Leonida's last stand in Thermopylae take place? 431BC 490BC 480BC 479BC

6. How many years did the Peloponnesian War last? 26 40 27 32

7. Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire at the age of ...? Answer: (One Word)

8. Who was the first general who defeated a Spartan unit? Iphicrates Alkibiades Themistocles Xenophon

9. In what geographical area did Alexander fight his first major battle against the Persians? Macedonia Iran Mesopotamia Asia Minor

10. The Long Walls connected Athens with ...? Piraeus Megara Thebes Eleusis