Greece video part 2

Today we had a substitute again and we watched part two of the greece video that we started yesterday. The Persians had a giant empire that took over most of Greece. Darius was known as their "Great King". Marathon was 26 miles away from Athens. Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens and that is how the Marathon run was created because it was 26 miles from Marathon to Athens and that is how long an actual marathon is. Pheidippides ran 140 miles in just two days. Athenians returned to their city to celebrate their victory. Themistocles was an Athenian and politician. He was not an Aristocrat. The greeks then found out that the Persians were invading again. They then turned desperately to their gods hoping to get some help for them. 

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