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In the Persian War 300 Spartans held out to the last man at the Battle of?
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The battle of Thermopylae.
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300 Spartans held out to the last man at the Battle of?
Thermopylae. They were part of a force of 7,000 from Greek cities tasked with delaying the Persian advance.
What was the last battle in the Persian war called?
Plataea of the last battle in the Persian war.
How long did that last battle between the Spartans and Persians last?
17 minutes and 4 seconds
What battle was during the Persian war?
There were more than 5 Persian Wars each involved numerous areas and battles. One of the most famous battles though would be the Battle of Thermopylae. Which is where the 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians took their last stand against the estimated 300,000 Persians in the second invasion of Greece.
What happened the battle of Plataea?
The Battle of Plataea 479 BC marked the final battle of the Second Persian invasion of Greece . This battle would mark the last time a Persian army invaded mainland Greece .
What was the new in ancient Greece?
The boat the Spartans used to fight on the sea was built at the time of the BATTLE OF THE LAST STAND
How much is true about the last 300 in greek mythology?
The 300 were a bunch of Spartans who occupied the thin peninsula that led to Athens and held off the Persian invasion. Eventually, the Persians found a way to encircle the Spartans and surrounded them. They managed to kill them, but only after losing tens of thousands of their own men. The Persians retereated after that because they had suffered to many casualties and the greek navy was guarding Athens.
Why is it important that the Persians won the thermopylae war?
There was no Thermopylai war. There was a holding action at the Thermopylai Pass to force a sea battle in which the southern Greek cities hoped to destroy the Persian fleet and its threatened amphibious attack on them. Persian success at this sea battle at Artemesion enabled them to press on south after the Greeks abandoned the Pass as it no longer had any purpose. Their invasion was stopped by the following sea battle at Salamis and the next year the land battle at Plataia and the sea battle at Mykale. Where was Thermopylai in this broad picture? A holding action which became irrelevant, other than its later promotion as a symbol of Greek resistance and sacrifice, when the Spartans sent their allied cities off and held the pass to the last man to let them get away safely.
How did the Spartans lead that helped the Athenians defeat the Persians?
When Xerxes's army invaded Greece, the army had to go through a mountain pass called Thermopylae. The Greek army consisted of 4,000 soldiers. For seven days, the Greeks held back the Persians, and the last three of those days were full on battle. However, a Greek traitor told the Persians of a way to pass around the Greeks. When King Leonidas of Sparta, who was the leader of the Greek army, found out that they were to be surrounded, he dismissed most of the army, remaining to defend the pass with only 300 Spartans, 400 Thebans, and 700 Thespians, and perhaps a few hundred others. Nearly all of those who stayed back were killed by the Persian army, but they helped to delay the Persian army and give the retreating Greeks enough time to escape. Whether the actions of Leonidas and the Spartans helped in Athens's final victory at Salamis I don't know, but he and his brave army did save the lives of thousands of Greeks.
How long did the Battle of Salamis last?
In 480 BCE when the Greek fleed defeated the Persian fleet.
What is a description of the major battles of the Persian wars?
The only major battle of the First Persian was was the Battle of Marathon. The Three Major Battles of the Second Persian War consisted of, first, Thermopylae. At Thermopylae, three hundred Spartans, and a token number of soldiers from other cities, most notably Thespians and Thebans, held a narrow mountain defile against the bulk of the Persian army for three days until they were betrayed by a fellow Greek and the Persians encircled them, and slaughtered them to the last man. This sacrificial holding action gave the Greek city-states time to muster their militia forces in strength. Second, came the sea battle at Salamis. The Athenian fleet lured the Persian navy into a trap in the straits, limiting the maneuverability of the Persian's superior numbers. By destroying the Persian ships, the Greeks were eliminating the Persian supply system, forcing the bulk of the army into a retreat across Greece, while the Greeks harassed them, guerrilla style along the way, finally mustering a credible land force to defeat them at the Battle of Plataea, the third battle. Coincidentally, on the same day as Plataea, Greek Marines finished off the rest of the Persian fleet who had beached their ships at Mycale. Once the remnants of the Persian forces retreated across the pontoon bridge that Xerxes built across the Dardanelles during his advance, the Greeks destroyed it, ending the Persian threat.
Did Athens win the war against Persia?
Technically Neither. after the last stand of the 300 Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae Greece was taken over by Macedon and for the first time in their long history the Greeks were united and (who you might have heard of) Alexander the Great took the throne and conquered all of Persia and northern Egypt. but to answer your question Athens for that was were Alexander ruled from.
