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In 480 BCE the Greeks defeated the Persian fleet at Salamis because?
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1. The Athenian Themistocles sent a false message to the commander of the Persian fleet that the Greeks were going to escape through the western passage of the strait, so the Persian sent one third of his fleet (the Egyptian component) to seal off the exit. This reduced the odds down to nearly equal.
2. The Persians attacked in two columns on each side of the island of Psyttalia, dividing their strength yet again.
3. To get through these passages, they had to do so on a narrow front, and their flanks were open to attack by the Greek fleet formed up just inside the bay.
4. The Greek ships were smaller and more manoeuverable, and their ramming tactics broke up the Persian columns.
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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.
Was defeated by the Greeks at the Bay of Salamis?
Persian naval forces were defeated by a Greek naval coalition under the command of the Spartan Admiral Eurybiades.
What island did the Greeks sink half the Persians?
The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of Salamis.
Who was the Persian leader defeated by the Greeks?
The Persian leader defeated by the Greeks was Darius.
Where is the location of the naval battle in which Greeks defeated Persians?
There were several - the most notable were Salamis (in the Saronic Gulf between the island of Salamis and Athens in 480; Mykale in Asia Minor 479 BCE and Eurymedon in Asia Minor 466 BCE.
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.
What was defeated by the Greeks at the bay of salamis?
The Persian navy comprising Phoenician, Asian-Greek and Egyptian fleets.
His Persian fleet was defeated at Salamis?
King Xerxes' fleet of ships from Phonecia, Egypt and Asian-Greeks was defeated at the Battle of Salamis by the Greek fleet led by Spartan Admiral Eurybiades.
Did the Greeks move around quickly at the battle of the salamis is that how they won?
They won because they split the Persian fleet and defeated it in detail in the narrow waters of the strait.
Was defeated by the Greeks at the Bay of Salamis?
Persian naval forces were defeated by a Greek naval coalition under the command of the Spartan Admiral Eurybiades.
How long did the Battle of Salamis last?
In 480 BCE when the Greek fleed defeated the Persian fleet.
What island did the Greeks sink half the Persians?
The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of Salamis.
Who was the Persian leader defeated by the Greeks?
The Persian leader defeated by the Greeks was Darius.
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.
What was the name first battle in which the Greeks defeated the Persians?
Salamis.
Why were Greeks on the island of salamis during the battle of salamis?
It was a sea battle. The Greek fleet assembled at the island of Salamis in preparation to fighting the Persian fleet.
What and where did the ancient Greeks destory in 480bc?
The Persian war fleet at the battle of Salamis.
