Persians were way bigger than. Greek soldier and had better tools
Persians were way bigger than. Greek soldier and had better tools
The Spartans, alongside other Greeks were able to hold the Persians by fighting in the narrow pass of Thermopylae with the sea on one side and cliffs on the other. They were a…
Spartans suck
Thermopylae!
The Persian army went on to torch the city of Athens .
The Spartans did not 'follow' the Persians - they were part of a blocking force which delayed the Persian army for three days, and had no effect on the following two-year campaign which defeated the Persians at the battles of Salamis, Plataia and Mycale.
The Battle of Thermopylae .
as the Persians mass army conquered country after country there was more land and more soldiers willing to fight for the Persian empire it continued to be like that country after country....and that is how the Persian army get large:)
Why would the Spartans fight a Spartan army? At the pass of Thermopylae 300 Spartan heavy infantry and 2,100 Spartan light infantry were part of a Greek force of about 8,000 which fought a delaying action against a Persian army in 480 BCE.
At the Pass of Thermopylai a Greek force led by a Spartan king delayed the Persian army for three days.
The main Spartan army was kept at home to guard against a threatened Persian amphibious invasion.
Their plan was to defeat the Persian fleet in the naval battle, with hope, that their land army will withdraw, without support.