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How did the geography of Thermopylae help the Greek army that outnumbered 501 by the Persian army?
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What armies were in the battle of thermopylae?
A dozen Greek city-states and the Persian expeditionary force.
Why the Battle of Thermopylae was fought?
It was fought to protect the Spartan and Greek homeland from the invading Persian Empire.
Why was thermopylae chosen by king loenitis to fight the Persian?
The object was to destroy the Persian fleet. By blocking the pass it forced the Persian fleet to try to turn it by sea. The Greek fleet was waiting and engaged the Persian fleet. The Greek plan failed as they lost the sea battle.
Where was the Persian army helped by a greek traitor?
The battle of Thermopylae where Persian forces were able to use a little known mountain trail to outflank the Greeks during the battle .
Who fought in the battle of thermopylae?
The Persian army versus contingents from southern Greek cities.
Location where Persian army was helped by a Greek traitor?
Thermopylae , Greece
What armies were in the battle of thermopylae?
A dozen Greek city-states and the Persian expeditionary force.
What date was the Persian army beaten by the Greeks at Thermopyale?
The small Greek force at Thermopylae was defeated by the Persian army in 480 BCE.
Who won in the thermomopylaen war?
It was the Battle of Thermopylae in the Second Persian War. The Greeks won. Shortly after Thermopylae the Athenian Navy defeated the Persian Navy at Salamis, and in the next year the Persian Army was defeated by a combined Greek Army at Plataea.
Were the belligerents of the Battle of Thermopylae?
A Greek coalition of city states versus a Persian army and navy .
Why the Battle of Thermopylae was fought?
It was fought to protect the Spartan and Greek homeland from the invading Persian Empire.
Who participated in the thermopylae battle?
A Persian expeditionary force. A Greek force of 8,000 from a dozen city-states.
Who was in the Thermopylae battle?
The invading Persian army and a consortium of southern Greek city-states led by Sparta.
Where did Persia defeated Sparta in 480 B.C.?
The Spartans , along with a Greek coalition of other city-states , were overwhelmed by Persian forces at the pass of Thermopylae : The Battle of Thermopylae .
What happened during the battles between Persia and the Greeks at Marathon Salamis and Thermopylae?
At Marathon and Salamis, the Greek cities defeated the Persian forces. At Thermopylai the Persian forces defeated the Greek cities.
Why was thermopylae chosen by king loenitis to fight the Persian?
The object was to destroy the Persian fleet. By blocking the pass it forced the Persian fleet to try to turn it by sea. The Greek fleet was waiting and engaged the Persian fleet. The Greek plan failed as they lost the sea battle.
Where was the Persian army helped by a greek traitor?
The battle of Thermopylae where Persian forces were able to use a little known mountain trail to outflank the Greeks during the battle .
