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Did the Greeks win the Persian Wars with less land and fewer people?
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∙ 7y ago
The numbers of ships and troops at the crucial battles varied, but by and large were similar.
The Greeks won because the enployed superior strategy and tactics, boosted by their defending their own cities, as opposed to the invading Persians being a mercenary amy and their navy was a mix of Greeks, Phoenicians and Egyptians who had no vested interest in the outcome.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe war was fought with armies and navies, not land and population. Both sides had approximately the same size armed forces at the key battles. The Greeks won with superior strategies and tactics.
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Who did the ancient Greeks fight in the Persian wars?
The Persians attacked the Greeks in the Persian war
What is the war in which the Greeks defeated the invading Persian Empire?
Its called ''the Persian wars'' or the ''Greco-Persian wars''.
How did they Persian wars make the Greeks feel about themselves?
The Greeks prevailing over Persian expansionism gave to the Greeks confidence in their military arms to defeat Persian armies/navies .
Who fights the king of Persia?
The Greeks fought the Persians in the Greco-Persian Wars
What two civilizations fought during the Persian wars and who won?
The Persian Wars pitted the Persians against the mainland Greeks. Eventually, the Greeks won after defeating the Persians by land and sea in the Second Persian War. Later, the Macedonian Geeks, under Alexander the Great, invaded and conquered the Persian Empire.
Can some1 tel me what yr the Persian wars agnst Greece was in because i really got to no pleez thnx?
The Persian Wars where the Persians fought the Greeks (Greco-Persian Wars)occurred between 499 BC and lasted until 449 BC .
Why did the Greeks fight the Persian wars?
To prevent Persian takeover of the Greek cities in Europe as had already happened to the Greek cities in Asia.
Did the Greeks have any influence on the Persian Wars?
Well yes - they were on one side, the Persians on the other.
How did Greeks manage to win the Persian Wars?
By establishing sea superiority, which enabled them to outmanoeuvre Persian land operations and restrict their logistic support.
How would your life be different if the Greeks hadn't won the Persian Wars?
It would not have changed one iota.
What type of soldiers did the Greeks have in the Persian wars?
Armoured infantry (hoplites), light infantry and archers.
What did the Greeks experience 30 years after the Persian Wars?
The Persian Wars ended 449 BCE. The Peloponnesian War amongst Greek cities led by Athens and Sparta respectively occurred 431-404 BCE.
