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How were the Greeks used geography to their advantage in fighting the Persians at Thermopylae and Salamis.?
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Holding the pass at Thermopylae was a ploy to force a sea battle in the adjacent strait of Artemesion in an attempt to destroy the Persian sea threat to the Greek city-states.
It failed, and the ir next try was at Salamis succeeded. With their sea advantage gone, the Persians could not supply their army by sea and had to send half of it home. And the Greek city-states were able to stop keeping their armies at home to defend the cities, and sent them out to unite and defeat the Persian army at Plataea.
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How many Persians were in the Thermopylae war?
There was no Thermopylai war. It was a holding action in which 7,000 forces from the southern Greek city-states held the pass for three days. The persian force was 180,000 strong but in the narrow pass comparatively few were fighting at any stage.
Why did the Persians and the Greeks react differently to the end of the Persian war?
The Persians went back to running their empire responsibly and peacefully. The Greek city-states went back to fighting each other.
How did geography affect the loyalty of greek citizens?
it develops wars and fighting in the city -States
How many Persians died from the 300 Greeks?
My guess is that you're talking about the Battle of Thermopylae. The Persians lost about 20,000 men, but there weren't "300 Greeks" ... there were 300 Spartans, in a mixed force totaling around 7,000 Greeks in all. They managed to hold off the Persian army for around a week, including two days of actual fighting.When the (much larger) Persian army found a way around the narrow pass to outflank the Greeks, the Spartan general Leonidas and a force of about 300 Spartans (and around 1200 other Greeks from various cities) remained to hold off the Persians while the bulk of the Greek force escaped to warn the cities of Greece that the Persians had taken the pass and were on their way. This rear guard was essentially annihilated on the third day of fighting. All told, the Greeks lost between 2,000 and 4,000 men in the battle.
The Greco-Persian Wars were fought from 499 to 449 B.C. between the Greeks and the Persians for control of areas of Ancient Greece. The Greeks were eventually able to decisively beat the Persians and?
The war went on for another 30 years until the Persians gave up trying to impose peace on the Greeks and left them to go back to their usual fighting each other.
What Spartan king died from fighting the Persians at Thermopylae?
Leonidas.
Who was fighting in the battle of thermopylae?
The Persians, with 10,000 men, vs. the Greeks, with 7,000 men
How the Greeks used geography to their advantage in fighting the Persians at Thermopylae and salamis?
Holding the pass at Thermopylae was a ploy to force a sea battle in the adjacent strait of Artemesion in an attempt to destroy the Persian sea threat to the Greek city-states. It failed, and the ir next try was at Salamis succeeded. With their sea advantage gone, the Persians could not supply their army by sea and had to send half of it home. And the Greek city-states were able to stop keeping their armies at home to defend the cities, and sent them out to unite and defeat the Persian army at Plataea.
Why did Greek warriors have an advantage over their Persian counterparts at Thermopylae?
Their infantry soldiers were armoured, whereas the Persians just had wicker shields. Their supply line was short, whereas the Persians were supplied by ship from Asia Minor - when the Persian war fleet was crippled at Salamis, they had to send half their army home as they could not be fed during the oncoming winter.
In the battle of marathon how were the Spartans able to hold off such a large Persian army?
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…
Thermopylae fought who?
As Thermopylai was a mountain pass, it was not in the business of fighting anyone.
What was the fighting techniques that Leonidas used in the Battle of Thermopylae?
Shield wall.
How many Persians were in the Thermopylae war?
There was no Thermopylai war. It was a holding action in which 7,000 forces from the southern Greek city-states held the pass for three days. The persian force was 180,000 strong but in the narrow pass comparatively few were fighting at any stage.
What would have happened if either Leonidas or Themistocles failed to defend against the Persians?
Leonidas failed, killed in the defence of the pass att Thermopylae which the Persians captured and pressed ahead to capture Athens. Themistocles was part of the souther Greek force led by Sparta which defeated the Persians at Salamis. If the Persians had taken over Greece, they would have stopped the Greeks perpetually fighting each other, as Persian aim was peace, stability and prosperity within their empire. As it was, the Persians were eventually repelled, and the Greek city-states went back to fighting each other, resulting in the devastating 27-year Peloponnesian War. This fighting continued until Macedonia took control and made an example of Thebes by destroying it and selling its people into slavery as a deterrent to the other cities.
What do Persians do in the Persians Empire times?
it is not right question. they were living, working, fighting, etc. like other people
What role did geography play in the fighting that place in the west?
geography played in the west
What role did geography in the fighting that took place in the west?
geography played in the west
