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The Greeks won the battle of salamis because of their ships what?
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∙ 7y ago
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.
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∙ 8y agoThe Greek ships were lighter and more manoeuvrable than the Persian ones, and relied mainly on ramming, while the Persian ships tried to board and fight. The Greeks enticed the Persian sips into the straits near Salamis, they were split into two columns by an island, and the Greek ships were waiting to pounce on them from the flanks which gave them good ramming targets.
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∙ 8y agoThe 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.
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∙ 13y agoThe could move around quickly.
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∙ 13y agotheir large area of land
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Who wins at the battle of salamis?
The Greeks did because they had smaller and faster Greek ships (came right from my social studies book) hope i could help :)
What ships did the Persians use at the battle of salamis?
Triremes, same as the Greeks
What was the result of the salamis battle?
The Greeks won the Battle of Salamis through genius strategy and used similar tactics to the ones used at Thermopylae. The Greeks sailed their fleet into a narrow channel between two parts of the island of salamis, completely taking away the advantage of the large, phoenician built, Persian ships and taking away the advantage of their numbers, just like at Thermopylae. The Greeks then used their smaller, more maneuverable ships to ram and sink the Persian vessels, dealing a crushing defeat to Xerxes army. This defeat caused Xerxes to lose his will to fight, and he returned to Persia with the bulk of his army only leaving behind 70,000 in a hopeless last effort to defeat the Greeks. This Persian army of 70,000 would later be crushed at the Battle of Plataea, the final battle of the Persian wars.
The Greeks won the Battle of Salamis because their ships?
... were deployed in a formation placed to take advantage of the split Persian navy entering the strait in line past both sides of the island of Psyttaleia, and minus a third of them sent to guard the exit from the strait and not being ableto take part in the battle.
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.
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 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.
The Greeks won the battle of salamis because their ships where?
'Cause their ships could move around quickly. i agree i love you guys
How do you Greeks use geographic features to defeat Persians at the battle of salamis?
They won because of having small easy to maneuver ships
How many Greeks were killed in the battle of Salamis?
This is not known, but with 40 ships lost, perhaps 8,000.
Who wins at the battle of salamis?
The Greeks did because they had smaller and faster Greek ships (came right from my social studies book) hope i could help :)
His Persian fleet was defeated at Salamis?
King Xerxes' fleet of ships from Phonecia, Egypt and Asian-Greeks was defeated at the Battle of Salamis by the Greek fleet led by Spartan Admiral Eurybiades.
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.
What ships did the Persians use at the battle of salamis?
Triremes, same as the Greeks
How did the Greeks win the battle of salams because of their ships?
Yes.
What were the ships in the battle of salamis made out of?
Wood, with metal fittings and rams.
What did xerxes do to captans after the battle of salamis?
He had the captains of the Phoenician ships in his fleet, who lost their ships early in the battle, beheaded as an example to the others.
