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Why was the battle of plataea so important?
After the Persian navy had been defeated in 480 at Salamis, the Greek cities were able to concentrate and defeat the Persian army, ending the invasion of peninsular Greece.
How could the small Greek city-states defeat the huge Persian Empire?
They banded together as a cohesive force, producing a combined navy which outmanoeuvred and defeated the Persian navy; and then without the threat of naval attacks on their cities, they were able so send out their armies to combine and defeat the Persian army. The Persian army was also weakened as, after losing the ability of their navy to protect their resupply fleet coming from Asia, they then had to send half their army home as they could not feed it, and this evened up the size of the opposing armies. And the Greek army had armoured warriors which outclassed the unarmoured soldiers of the Persian army. It all hung on the elimination of the Persian fleet at Salamis.
How did Salamis war lead to the Plataea war?
These were not wars - they were two battles in the Persian invasion of Greece 480-479 BCE. The Persian plan was to threaten the Greek cities with amphibious invasion so that they would have to keep their armies at home to protect their own cities. This would enable the Persian army to pick off the cities one by one. Some of the Greek city-states sided with Persia. The southern ones formed an alliance to resist. Their plan was to defeat the Persian navy first so that the sea threat to their cities was ended and they could then send out their armies to combine against the Persian army. Their combined navy could also cut the Persian supply fleet from Asia on which the Persian army depended. The Greek plan began with holding the pass at Thermopylae to force the Persian navy to try to turn the position by sea to let the Persian army advance into southern Greece. The Greek fleet was stationed nearby at the Artemesion strait, waiting to pounce. Unfortunately for the Greek coalition they lost this sea battle of Artemesion and had to withdraw south to try Plan B which was to defeat the Persian fleet at Salamis. The force at Thermopylae, having no further use, was withdrawn, covered by the Spartan and Thespian contingents who sacrificed themselves to let the others get away. The Greek fleet engaged the Persian fleet again in the strait at Salamis and won this time. With the coming winter the Persian army had to withdraw to northern Greece to find sustenance for its soldiers and horses. As well, the remnant of its fleet had to withdraw back to safety in Asia Minor, and with the supply fleet unable to operate without its protection, half the Persian army had to return to Asia. In the spring of the next year (479 BCE) the Greek cities, no longer threatened by the Persian navy, were able to send out their armies to combine to defeat the half-strength Persian army and its Greek allies at Plataea, winning a victory which ended the invasion. The Greek fleet simultaneously captured the rump of the Persian navy at Mycale in Asia Minor.
Why the Battle of salamis start?
Persia was attempting to bring Greece within its empire to bring peace to the Aegean Sea area. The southern Greek city-states resisted and were invaded. The Greek strategy was to first defeat the Persian navy which threatened the Greek cities and so forced them to keep their armies at home, and allowed the Persians to pick off the cities one at a time. So the Greek navy assembled at Salamis, where the Persians thought they had them cornered in the strait. However the Greek plan was to get the Persian fleet strung out entering the strait and defeat them while dispersed. It worked.
What caused the Battle of Plataea 479 B.C?
Persia had invaded mainland Greece. A coakition of Greek city-stated defeated the Persian navy in 480 BCE. The following year they assembled their armies at Plataia to defeat the Persian army and so finish off the Persian invasion.
How was the Persian war won?
By the Greek city-states combining to defeat the Persian army and navy.
Why was the battle of plataea so important?
After the Persian navy had been defeated in 480 at Salamis, the Greek cities were able to concentrate and defeat the Persian army, ending the invasion of peninsular Greece.
How could the small Greek city-states defeat the huge Persian Empire?
They banded together as a cohesive force, producing a combined navy which outmanoeuvred and defeated the Persian navy; and then without the threat of naval attacks on their cities, they were able so send out their armies to combine and defeat the Persian army. The Persian army was also weakened as, after losing the ability of their navy to protect their resupply fleet coming from Asia, they then had to send half their army home as they could not feed it, and this evened up the size of the opposing armies. And the Greek army had armoured warriors which outclassed the unarmoured soldiers of the Persian army. It all hung on the elimination of the Persian fleet at Salamis.
What was one major battle from the Persian Wars and the role geography played?
The Battle of Salamis was brought on by the Greeks in order to end the Persian amphibious threat to the Greek city-states. This threat made the cities keep their armies at home in self defence. The defeat of the Persian navy at Salamis ended that threat, and the cities were then able to send out their armies to unite and defeat the Persian army at Plataea, ending the Persian invasion.
The small Greek navy defeated the Persian fleet at the battle of what?
The combined and powerful Greek navy defeated a similar sized Persian fleet at the battle of Salamis.
Why where there so few Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae?
Firstly, the armies of the city-states were at home defending their cities against expected Persian amphibious attacks. Secondly, only a few were required. The Greek plan was to close the route of the Persian army at the pass, and so force the Persian navy to try to bypass it, and so engage the Greek navy in the strait nearby. If the Greek navy had won, it would have ended the amphibious threat to the cities, and their forces freed up to concentrate for a land battle against the Persian army. The closing the pass part of the plan began to succeed, but the Greeks lost the naval battle at Artemesion, so the Thermopylai battle was to no avail. The Greek navy did win at the later battle of Salamis, and with the amphibious threat gone, the city armies were able to concentrate at Plataia the following spring (479 BCE) and defeat the Persian army and its Greek allies.
What was the the Greek city-state that had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the battle of Salamis?
Athens had a powerful navy. This navy was part of the combined navy of the alliance of southern Greek city-states which defeated the Persian navy (which was composrd of Phoenician, Asian-Greek and Egyptian ships) at Salamis.
What was the major victory of the Persian War?
The battle on which the Greek defence against the Persian invasion turned was the sea-battle at Salamis. The Greek coalition needed to defeat the Persian navy so that it did not threaten the member city-states, forcing them to keep their armies at home defending their cities against seaborne invasion, and able to be picked off one by one by the Persian army. The Persians also relied on a supply fleet to maintain their army from Asia Minor as the Greek countryside was too poor to support the Persian army and cavalry.The victory at Salamis meant that the remnant Persian navy was withdrawn to Asia Minor and half the Persian army had to be sent back too as it could not be fed during the winter without the Persian fleet to protect the supply ships. The following spring, with no naval threat to their home cities, the southern Greek cities sent out their armies to combine and defeat the half-remaining Persian army and its Greek allies at Plataea, so ending the invasion This all hung on the prior success at Salamis.
Why was Napoleon Bonaparte never able able to defeat the British?
He never had a Navy that could stand up to and defeat the Royal Navy.
What Greek city state had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the battle of salamis?
Athens
How did Salamis war lead to the Plataea war?
These were not wars - they were two battles in the Persian invasion of Greece 480-479 BCE. The Persian plan was to threaten the Greek cities with amphibious invasion so that they would have to keep their armies at home to protect their own cities. This would enable the Persian army to pick off the cities one by one. Some of the Greek city-states sided with Persia. The southern ones formed an alliance to resist. Their plan was to defeat the Persian navy first so that the sea threat to their cities was ended and they could then send out their armies to combine against the Persian army. Their combined navy could also cut the Persian supply fleet from Asia on which the Persian army depended. The Greek plan began with holding the pass at Thermopylae to force the Persian navy to try to turn the position by sea to let the Persian army advance into southern Greece. The Greek fleet was stationed nearby at the Artemesion strait, waiting to pounce. Unfortunately for the Greek coalition they lost this sea battle of Artemesion and had to withdraw south to try Plan B which was to defeat the Persian fleet at Salamis. The force at Thermopylae, having no further use, was withdrawn, covered by the Spartan and Thespian contingents who sacrificed themselves to let the others get away. The Greek fleet engaged the Persian fleet again in the strait at Salamis and won this time. With the coming winter the Persian army had to withdraw to northern Greece to find sustenance for its soldiers and horses. As well, the remnant of its fleet had to withdraw back to safety in Asia Minor, and with the supply fleet unable to operate without its protection, half the Persian army had to return to Asia. In the spring of the next year (479 BCE) the Greek cities, no longer threatened by the Persian navy, were able to send out their armies to combine to defeat the half-strength Persian army and its Greek allies at Plataea, winning a victory which ended the invasion. The Greek fleet simultaneously captured the rump of the Persian navy at Mycale in Asia Minor.
Why the Battle of salamis start?
Persia was attempting to bring Greece within its empire to bring peace to the Aegean Sea area. The southern Greek city-states resisted and were invaded. The Greek strategy was to first defeat the Persian navy which threatened the Greek cities and so forced them to keep their armies at home, and allowed the Persians to pick off the cities one at a time. So the Greek navy assembled at Salamis, where the Persians thought they had them cornered in the strait. However the Greek plan was to get the Persian fleet strung out entering the strait and defeat them while dispersed. It worked.
