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Who was defeted by the Greeks at the bay of salamis?
The Persian fleet comprised mainly of Phoenician, Asian-Greek and Egyptian ships.
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
What was the action in the Plataea battle?
A coalition of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army and its Greek allies outside the Greek city of Plataea in 479 BCE. The defending Greek army of armoured foot soldiers kept to the rough ground to negate the Persian cavalry, then engaged and defeated the unarmoured Persian infantry. At the same time a Greek fleet swooped on the remnants of the Persian fleet at Mycale and captured it. This combined action ended the invasion of mainland Greece by the Persian king Xerxes.
Why were the Greeks able to beat Persians in the battle of marathon?
It was the army of Athens and its ally Plataia. They waited until the Persians were loading their cavalry on ships and attacked the inferior Persian infantry left without their cavalry support.
Why were the Persians at a disadvantage at the battle of Salamis?
The Persians were at a disadvantage at the battle of Salamis primarily due to their large fleet being cramped in the narrow straits, which restricted their movements and made it difficult for them to effectively utilize their numerical superiority. Additionally, the Persians lacked knowledge of the local waters and their ships were not as maneuverable as the Greek triremes, giving the Greeks an advantage in close combat. Finally, the Greek navy was able to exploit the disunity within the Persian fleet, leading to confusion and loss of coordination among the Persian ships.
In 480 bc who was the Greek's enemy?
A coalition of southern Greek city-states defeated a Persian fleet of Phoenician, Greek and Egyptian ships at the naval battle of Salamis.
Who took part in the battle of salamis?
A Persian fleet of about 400 ships and a similar nuber of ships from a consortium of Greek city-states.
How might the Persian Wars have ended?
Greek sea power and the fact that Persian sea power depended on Phoenician, Greek and Egyptian ships, made it inevitable that Persia could not prevail.
How were the Persians and the Greeks ships better?
The Persian ships were larger and relied on closing to enemy ships to board. The Greek ships were lighter and more manoeuverable, and relied on ramming and sinking the opposition.
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.
Who was defeted by the Greeks at the bay of salamis?
The Persian fleet comprised mainly of Phoenician, Asian-Greek and Egyptian ships.
What hapend in the battle of salamis?
The combined southern Greek city fleets defeated the Persian fleet compised mainly of Phoenician, Asian-Greek and Egyptian ships. This left the Persian army without naval support and supply.
The Greeks won the battle of salamis because of their ships what?
They conned the Persians into splitting their fleet, then enticed them into the narrow waters between Salamis and Athens, where they again had to split their fleet and advance through the narrow chanels with exposed flanks. In this, the smaller more manoeuverable Greek ships were able to outmanoeuvre the heavier Persian ships.
Why was Salamis a difficult place for the Persian to fight?
The Persian fleet was not concentrated or with free manoeuvre room. It sent a major force at the passage north west of the island to prevent a Greek escape, which was not engaged in the battle and depleted the Persian naval force. In order to engage the Greek fleet, the remaining Persian ships were split in two going around each side of the island of Psyttalia, and to get through the passages they were in column rather on a broad fighting front. This enabled the Greek ships to attack them from the flanks with ramming tactics. The Persians, with larger ships, relied on closing with the enemy, using missiles and boarding. The Greeks with smaller, more agile ships, relied on ramming. The Sal;amis scenario which developed favoured the Greek tactics.
Where did the small athen fleet defeat the Persian fleet?
The 180 Athenian ships were part of a Greek fleet of 370 triremens opposing a similar sized Persian fleet in the straits near Salamis.
Why were the greek ships able to win the battle of strait of salamis?
They had smaller, and faster Greek ships. (Came right from my social studies textbook hope i could help :))Another version: (book answers are not always accurate, and not nearly as interesting as the real facts).1. They split the Persian fleet by a strategem - they induced the Egyptian contingent to go around the western strait to stop a fake Greek retreat that way, and so were not available for the battle.2. They remained inside the strait of Salamis. The Persian fleet was outside in the open sea all night at the oars waiting to fight and was very tired by the time they entered to give battle.3. The Persian fleet had to split in two narrow columns to get through the straits on either side of the island of Psytakkia to get in at the Greek fleet.4. The Greeks were able to attack the Persian ships piecemeal as they entered the straits.5. While the Persian ships were bigger, the Greek ships were more manoeuverable in the narrow waters of the strait.6. Their spirit was more in it. The Persian fleet comprised Egyptians, Phoenicians and Asian-Greeks under orders, while the Greek cities were fighting to protect their home cities.
Was Cyrus the Great a Greek or a Persian?
Persian.
