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How were Spartans able to hold off such a large Persian army?
Persians were way bigger than. Greek soldier and had better tools
How were Spartans able to hold off a large Persian army?
Persians were way bigger than. Greek soldier and had better tools
How large did the Persian empire get?
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 were the Greeks able to hold the Persian Empire off?
theyre able because they had a bigger army and more supplies
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…
Who was in charge of a large army during the Persian wars?
Persian armies: Mardonius, Datis, Artaphernes. Greek armies: Aristagoras, Pausanias, Xanthippos, Cimon.
What strong army did Alexander defeat?
Alexander the Great defeated the Persian empire
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 .
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.
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.
Most important event of the Persian War?
The naval battle of Salamis 480 BCE destroyed the Persian naval supremacy, removing the amphibious threat to the cities which kept the cities' armies at home defending them, and able to be picked off one by one. It also exposed the essential Persian sea-supply line, and they had to sent half their army home.As a result, the Greek cities were able to concentrate at Plataia 479 BCE and defeat the depleted Persian army, simultaneously destroying the rump of the Persian fleet at Mykale.
How could the Persian war have ended if Sparta and Athens had not united to fight the Persian Army?
The Persians would have won if Sparta and Athens had not united to fight the Persian Army
