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At the critical battles of Salamis, Plataea and Mycale the numbers engaged on both sides were about even.
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Who beat who in the battle of Thermopylae?
There were two sides. An assembled team of Greek states and the Persians. The Greek states were heavily outnumbered, due to the size of the Persian army and the fact that many Greek states didn't send any armies. The Greeks beat the Persians in the naval battle, forcing them to go through the narrow pass guarded by the states' armies. The armies stood at the pass blocking the Persians. The Persians failed to destroy the blocking army. Eventually a local citizen showed the Persians a path through the mountains. The leader of the army King Leonidas decided to send the bulk of the army away and keep about 1100 men to keep blocking the pass. These men were annihilated, but it was a Pyrrihic victory for the Persians, as they lost more men then they killed. The Persians were later defeated by the Greeks a year after the battle
What perception do modern historians have of the Persians?
Because most of the records historians have about the Persians were written by Greeks, the history is very skewed (Greeks hated the Persians- they had lots of wars). It's very negatively biased.
What eastern civilization threatened the Greeks at the outset of the fifth century?
The Persians threatened the Greeks
Who tried to conquer the Greeks?
Basically the greeks themselves, Persians, romans, goths, and that's about it.
What is the sea between the Greeks and the Persians?
The Mediterranean Sea.
Why did the Persians think that it would be easy to beat the Greeks?
They greatly outnumbered the Greeks..
Did the Greeks win the battle of Thermopylae?
They did not, the Persians won; the Greeks were WAAY outnumbered.
What did the victory over the Persians cost the Greeks?
The Greeks stood their ground and fought for their freedom against the Persians. Their victory caused the Greeks many lives.
What did victory over the Persians cost the Greeks?
The Greeks stood their ground and fought for their freedom against the Persians. Their victory caused the Greeks many lives.
What did the Greeks have that the Persians didn't?
The Greeks had superior armor and tactics than did the Persians .
What did victory over the Persians cost the Greek?
The Greeks stood their ground and fought for their freedom against the Persians. Their victory caused the Greeks many lives.
Why do you think the Greeks defeated the Persians in the battle?
There were many battles. The Greeks used better strategies and tactics. They were also operating on internal lines, the Persians on external lines.
Why do you think the Greeks defeated the Persians in this battle?
Which battle - there were many, but the Greeks won by superior strategies and tactics.
How many died in battle of thermopylae?
about 20,000 Persians and 4000 Greeks.
Why were Greeks able defeat persions plain marathon?
Because the Persians didn't have patience and sent the horsemen in first and the strongest in the boat leaving their weakest variable to Greek attack. The Greeks won even though they were outnumbered, because of the general's mistake of not waiting for the Greeks to come to the Persian forces.
Did the Greeks won all the battle against the Persians?
Which of the many battles did you have in mind?
What was important about that Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.?
The Battle of Marathon was a turning point during the first Persian invasion of Greece. The Persians vastly outnumbered the Greeks on the battlefield, but the Greeks were able to defeat them. The Greeks charged the Persian troops with a thin weaker line, while the Greeks' left and right flanks consisted of stronger troops who quickly surrounded the Persian troops and attacked them on both sides. It was a crushing defeat for the Persians, and the battle convinced the Greeks that while the Persian Empire had vast armies and archers, it was possible to defeat them.
