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How could the small Greek city-states defeat the huge Persian Empire?
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∙ 10y ago
They banded together as a cohesive force, producing a combined navy which outmanoeuvred and defeated the Persian navy; and then without the threat of naval attacks on their cities, they were able so send out their armies to combine and defeat the Persian army. The Persian army was also weakened as, after losing the ability of their navy to protect their resupply fleet coming from Asia, they then had to send half their army home as they could not feed it, and this evened up the size of the opposing armies. And the Greek army had armoured warriors which outclassed the unarmoured soldiers of the Persian army.
It all hung on the elimination of the Persian fleet at Salamis.
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Why did the defeat of the Persian empire inspire other scheivements in classical greek?
Athenians felt great pride in their leadership position after the defeat of the Persians. This pride led to achievements.
Why did the Greeks wanted to defeat the Persian empire?
The Greeks never wanted to defeat the Persians,they rather responded in an attack by them and their ruler Xerxis.It started as a defensive war and escalated in taking the conflict deep into the Persian empire.
Was the Persian Empire a powerful empire?
The Persian empire was not only the most powerful, but the most advanced. No empire, including the greek, could truly defeat it. With out Persian technology modern civilization would be way behind (in all aspects), the reason they were the best was because they created peace with war, not just savage killing, but they expanded rapidly.
What Greek conquered Asia Minor and the Persian Empire?
It was not a Greek who conquered Asia Minor and the Persian Empire, it was the Macedonian king Alexander the Great
How did the Greeks defeat the Persian Empire?
It was not the Greeks, it was the Macedonians, who used Greek and other mercenaries to support them. Alexander the Great king of Macedonia, spent ten years taking over the Persian Empire. He did this in three major battles which broke coordinated Persian resistance, and then dealt with the outlying provinces one at a time.
Why did the defeat of the Persian empire inspire other scheivements in classical greek?
Athenians felt great pride in their leadership position after the defeat of the Persians. This pride led to achievements.
Why did the Greeks wanted to defeat the Persian empire?
The Greeks never wanted to defeat the Persians,they rather responded in an attack by them and their ruler Xerxis.It started as a defensive war and escalated in taking the conflict deep into the Persian empire.
Was the Persian Empire a powerful empire?
The Persian empire was not only the most powerful, but the most advanced. No empire, including the greek, could truly defeat it. With out Persian technology modern civilization would be way behind (in all aspects), the reason they were the best was because they created peace with war, not just savage killing, but they expanded rapidly.
What Greek conquered Asia Minor and the Persian Empire?
It was not a Greek who conquered Asia Minor and the Persian Empire, it was the Macedonian king Alexander the Great
Why was the battle marathon important for the Greeks?
Because the Persian Army wanted to defeat the Greek city-states that supported the uprisings in Ionia, part of modern-day Turkey, against the Persian Empire.
Why was a battle of marathon important for the Greeks?
Because the Persian Army wanted to defeat the Greek city-states that supported the uprisings in Ionia, part of modern-day Turkey, against the Persian Empire.
How many Persian victories were there?
Countless in their acquisition of their empire as they took over each city and tribe. Against the Greek, mainly the suppression of the Ionian rebellion and the defeat of the Greek fleet at Artemesium.
Persian vs Greek?
The conflict led to ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia's takeover of the Persian Empire.
Who fought in Persian war?
The Persian Empire versus coalitions of Greek city-states led first by Sparta, then by Athens.
What was the empire after the Persian Empire?
The Macedonian Greek Empire of Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire and incorporated all of its lands.
Who fight in the Persian war?
The Persian Empire and a coalition of Greek city-states.
How was the Persian war won?
By the Greek city-states combining to defeat the Persian army and navy.
