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How did the Greek ships differ than those of the Persians in the battle of Thermopylae?
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∙ 10y ago
The battle of Thermopylae was on land - a small Greek land force holding the pass for three days. The purpose of holding the pass was to encourage the Persians to use their fleet to bypass the blockage and the Greek fleet was waiting to pounce on the Persian ships in the narrow waters between Thermopylai and the island of Euboea at Artemesion, which is the name of the naval battle you are asking about.
The Greek ships were lighter and more manoeuvrable than the Persian ships. The Persians relied on closing with the opposition and boarding. The Greeks relied on avoiding and ramming their opponents.
Unfortunately for the Greeks it didn't work. After three days of skirmishing then close battle, they lost the sea battle of Artemesion and retired back to Salamis to try again. The delaying force at Thermopylai, its delaying mission complete, withdrew covered by a reargued of 2,300 Spartans and 1400 Thespians who were all lost.
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∙ 7y agoThermopylae was a land delaying action - the sea battle was in the neighbouring strait of Artemesion. They were lighter, more manoeuverable and relied on ramming, as opposed to closing and boarding.
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What did the Persians do after the battle at Thermopylae?
After defeating the doomed Spartan/Greek rear guard led by the Spartan king Leonidas at the narrow pass of Thermopylae the Persians went on to raid the Greek countryside and burned the Greek City-State of Athens . Afterwards , the Persians returned home .
Who won at the battle of thermopylae?
The Persians defeated the Greek, with each side losing a few thousand casualties.
What were the names of the three battles in Persia's second invasion of Greece and who won each?
The Battle of Thermopylae: The Persians won the Battle of Thermopylae against the Spartans, but it was a Pyrrhic Victory. The Battle of Salamis: This Naval Battle was critically won by the Athenians against the Persians. The Battle of Plataea: This Battle was won by the Alliance of Greek City States against the Persians.
Who leads the Greek forces against the Persians at the battle of thermopylae?
The commander was Leonidas, one of the two kings of Sparta.
What were the sides in the battle of Thermopylae?
A small force from Greek city-states led by Spartan King Leonidas fought the Persians .
What hapend at thermopylae?
The Persians defeated the Greek forces..
How did the Persians react after losing the battle at Thermopylae?
In fact they crushed the Greek delaying force at Thermopylae an also defeated the Greek navis in the nearby Strait of Artemesion. After both these victories, they moved into southern Greece and occupied Athens.
How did the battle of thermopylae help Athens even though they lost?
Athens was not involved in the delaying action at Thermopylae Pass. Its manpower was fully occupied manning its fleet as part of the southern Greek fleet at the battle of Artemisia Holding the Pass at Thermopylae was designed to force the Persians to try to outflank the bottleneck by sea, and the Greek fleet was waiting to pounce. The Greeks lost the sea battle and the Thermopylae force, its mission no longer relevant, was withdrawn. This exposed Athens to the advancing Persian army. They evacuated the city and it was occupied by the Persians. So Athens was not helped by Thermopylae.
How did the Persians finally defeat the Greeks at the battle of thermopylae?
The traitor Ephialtes had shown to the Persians a path leading through the mountains which enabled the Persians to outflank and overcome the Greek rearguard composed of both Spartans and Thebans .
How might the Persia wars have ended if the Spartans had not slowed the Persians at Thermopylae?
The slowing of the Persian advance at Thermopylae by a force from Greek cities, including Sparta, was to force a sea battle ,but the Greek lost at sea, and the delaying force at Thermopylae was withdrawn. The Greeks won their sea battle at Salamis later on, so Thermopylae had no effect on the outcome of the war. It did, however, become a symbol of staunch resistance.
Who fought in the Theyrmoplae war?
Thermopylae was a small delaying action by a force from a dozen Greek city-states designed to force the invading Persians into a sea battle in the adjacent strait. When the sea battle was lost by the Greeks, the Thermopylae force was withdrawn/
Who were the main combatants in the battle of Thermopylae?
The Trojan War took place in Greek Mythology during a time period where countries as they are known today did not exist. The war was fought between the city of Troy and the Achaens, who formed a collective of Greek city states. The city of Troy would have been located in modern-day Turkey.
