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What was the first phase of the Persian Wars between the Greeks and the Persians?
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The Ionian Revolt of the Greek city-states within the Persian Empire 499 to 493 BCE, which was put down by Persia.
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Who was the famous leader of Persia who lost to the Greeks in the Persian war?
Darius I led the Persians in the First Persian War. Xerxes I led them in the Second.
Why were the Greeks defeated in thermopylae?
A few reasons, First, the Greeks had 7,000 men and the Persians had 15,000 Second, the Greeks fought the Persian Immortals which were histories most elite and powerful warriors. Third, the Persians found a route to outflank the Greeks.
What was important about that Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.?
The Battle of Marathon was a turning point during the first Persian invasion of Greece. The Persians vastly outnumbered the Greeks on the battlefield, but the Greeks were able to defeat them. The Greeks charged the Persian troops with a thin weaker line, while the Greeks' left and right flanks consisted of stronger troops who quickly surrounded the Persian troops and attacked them on both sides. It was a crushing defeat for the Persians, and the battle convinced the Greeks that while the Persian Empire had vast armies and archers, it was possible to defeat them.
How were the Macedonians able to conquer the Persians?
They first captured the Mediterranean sea coast to eliminate the Persian navy, They also slaughtered Greek mercenaries as a warning for Greeks not to work for the Persians, denying the Persians reinforcement of armoured infantry. They then defeated the Persian army at Gaugamela, using armoured soldier who out-performed the unarmoured Persian infantry.
Where is the location of the naval battle in which Greeks defeated Persians?
There were several - the most notable were Salamis (in the Saronic Gulf between the island of Salamis and Athens in 480; Mykale in Asia Minor 479 BCE and Eurymedon in Asia Minor 466 BCE.
Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persians?
They adopted a superior strategy of first defeating the Persian navy, and cutting off their sea supply line. The Persians had to send half their army home for the winter, and the Greeks united the city-state armies to defeat the depleted Persian army.
Who led the Persians in the first Persian war?
Darius I.
Who won Persian war?
The combined Greek city-states of the eastern Mediterranean.
Why was the Persian Empire weakning?
Alexander the Great first captured its Mediterranean ports so that it could no longer pose a naval threat. He massacred the Greek mercenaries in Persian service after the battle of the Granicus so that Greeks would no longer provide the armoured infantry the Persians needed, and he captured the Persian treasury after the battle of Issus. These measures stripprd the Persians of their underlying strengths.
Where did the Greeks defeat the Persians in the first invasion?
Marathon - it was the Athenians.
What was the name first battle in which the Greeks defeated the Persians?
Salamis.
Did the Greeks attack first in the battle of marathon?
Greeks could have attacked before the Persians but a lot of the evidence points to the Persians attacking first, the Persians were most likely to have fought when they got off their boats and when they encountered in the valley, but, the Greeks were to have probably ran away into the valley than to have been chased.
