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An excellent example of utilizing geographical features to great advantage over numerically superior forces would be the battle of Thermopylae where a Greek coalition used the narrow pass to delay a much larger Persian force .
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∙ 6y agoThe Greek world was located around the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean Seas. So it came down to which side could dominate sea warfare to both move and feed armies. The Persians won the sea engagements in the seven years of the Ionian Revolt and remained undefeated at sea until the battle of Salamis 20 years later.
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∙ 7y agoSuccess was dependent on sea power
- for the Persians to threaten the Greek city-states and force them to keep their armies at home to defend their cities, and to be able to supply their army from Asia Minor by sea.
- for the Greeks to get rid of the sea threat and be able to concentrate their armies for a decisive land battle.
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The Greeks had to convince the Persians to do a land battle so that the Greeks would be able to concetrate
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When did First Persian invasion of Greece happen?
First Persian invasion of Greece happened in -492.
How did the first Persian war affect farming?
First define the First Persian War. The Persian War ran 499-449 BCE - it had several phases - Ionian Revolt, Persian punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens, Persian invasion of mainland Greece, Greek counter-offensive. Which among this is supposed to be 'First Persian War'?
Who ordered the first Persian invasion of Greece?
The first Persian invasion of Greece was during the Persian Wars in 492 BCE. It was ordered by the Persian King Darius I to punish the city-states of Athens and Eretria.
Who was the first Persian king to invade Greece during Persian war?
Xerxes I.
Who won the First Persian invasion of Greece?
Persia
Who was Greece dominated by after Persian War?
First Sparta, then Thebes, then Macedonia.
What is the site of the Persian war?
Greece. There were two Persian Wars. The First Persian War in 490 BC had only one major battle (Marathon). The Second Persian War in 480-479 BC had three major battles (Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea). Salamis was a sea battle. The sites can be found on a map of ancient Greece, and possibly even on a map of modern Greece.
Which Persian leader was the first to attack mainland Greece?
King Darius I the Great.
First Persian king to invade Greece during the Perisan War?
Xerxes I.
Who was the ruler during the first persian war who was determined to conquer greece?
Darius I .
If you think of the geography of Greece as a cause how would you describe the effect?
First of all the cause is how was the Greece effect also I don't
What is the The Battle of Marathon?
The Battle of Marathon was the first attempt , and first defeat , by Persian forces to subjugate Greece . The Persians were defeated by the Athenians at Marathon , Greece .
