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Why did the athenians win the battle of salamis?
First of all the Athenians did not win the battle of salamis, the Greeks did and they won because they had smaller and faster Greek ships
Why were the greeks able to win the battle of salamis?
They had smaller boats and were eaiser to control.
What were the Greeks able to use to win the battle Salamis?
their large area of land
Why did the Greeks ship help then win the balle of salamis?
Because Salamis was a sea battle, and the Greek side woulld be at a bit of a disadvantage without ships.
What were the Greeks able to win the battle of salamis?
Control of the sea and blockade of the Persian sea resupply from Asia Minor.
What was the storage that the Greeks used to win the war to Marathon Thermopylae Salamis?
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How did the greeks win the battle salamis?
By duping the Persians into splitting their forces so that a third of their navy was not present, and catching them badly dispersed in two narrow straits and engaging and overcoming them piecemeal.
What were the Greeks able to useto win the battle of salamis?
Superior strategy they split the Persian fleet so that a third of it was not present at the battle, so evening up the numbers of ships on either side. Superior tactics - they engaged the Persian fleet when it was strung out coming around an island in the middle of the strait st Salamis.
How did the Greeks know their plan was going to work?
It didn't with the first encounter in the naval battle they knew they had to win at Artemesium resulted in their defeat. They tried again at Salamis in a better area which split the Persian fleet and won.
How did the ships help the Greeks win the battle of Selim?
At the Battle of Salamis, the Greek ships were built specifically for fighting at sea, whereas the Persian ships were not, and also the Greeks were much better sailors. The mast and sails were taken down and stowed for fighting, and the ships were maneuvered entirely by the oarsmen. The Persian ships were sunk by ramming them.
Did the Greeks win the battle of Thermopylae?
They did not, the Persians won; the Greeks were WAAY outnumbered.
How did Athens win the battle of Salamis?
They were part of an alliance of 20 city-states led by Sparta which induced the Persian fleet to split up and enter a narrow strait in line-ahead, where the Greeks pounced on them from the flanks and destroyed them.
