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Their infantry had heavy body armour - the Persians had wicker shields. They also used superior tactics - staying in rough terrain where the superior Persian cavalry couldn't get at them.
Casey Corwin
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∙ 11y agoThey had a unified government to direct policy and actions of its empire, while the Greeks comprised several hundred independent city-states, many or which the Persians were able to divert through diplomacy and bribery. So the numbers were with them.
Their unified command also gave better control as opposed to the often divided Greek forces.
They had a strong cavalry arm as opposed to the Greek reliance on armoured infantry.
On the other hand, when the Greeks were able to get their act together, concentrate their forces properly and fight on ground unsuitable for cavalry, they had the superior force.
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∙ 6y agoThey were armored.
Bojang Fatou
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∙ 11y agoTactics , terrain and armor .
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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 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 were the Greeks victorious over the Persians?
. . . superior tactics and armour .
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Marathon, Greece .
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The Aegean Sea littoral.
What victory over the Persians coast the Greeks?
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They were armoured, whereas the Persians had wicker shields.
What advantages did the Greek solders have over the Persians?
Their infantry were armoured as opposed to wicker shields of the Persians. The Persian cavalry was superior, so the Greeks hung around the foothills where the cavalry couldn't get at them, and defeated the weaker Persian infantry bereft of proper cavalry support.
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38,000.
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Pan is alleged to have supported them.
