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What did the Athenian forces do after defeating the Persians at Marathon?
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∙ 7y ago
The Athenians were not at the battle of Thermopylae, but were aboard their warships - hey had sent their families for sanctuary in Peloponnesian cities. The Persians took over Athens and used it as a base while the Greek fleet assembled at Salamis, where it where it met and defeated the Persian fleet.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoAfter turning back the limited Persian punitive expedition, they prepared for the inevitable assault by the Persians in full strength, building a fleet of triremes as the basis.
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What does the battle of marathon describe?
The Athenian militia defeated the the Persian forces of Darius I.
What is the The Battle of Marathon?
The Battle of Marathon was the first attempt , and first defeat , by Persian forces to subjugate Greece . The Persians were defeated by the Athenians at Marathon , Greece .
Which Persian emporor was defeated by athenian forces at the battle of marathon?
Darius I, also known as Darius the Great was defeated in the Battle of Marathon.
What impact did the battle of marathon have?
The Battle of Marathon had shown to the Greek city-states that they could thwart Persian invasion forces and also proved that Greek armour and tactics were superior to those of the Persians .
Who controlled the naval forces in Persian wars?
The Persians controlled the Persian naval forces, and the Greek city-states initially appointed a Spartan admiral Eurybiades. When Sparta withdrew from the forces after the victories of 480-479 BCE, Athenian general Cimon took over for the next 17 years.
What was the action in the Marathon battle?
The Athenian and Plataean forces lurked in the hills around the Plain of Marathon where the Persian cavalry could not get at them, awaiting reinforcement from Sparta. Then they saw the Persian cavalry being embarked on warships, and seized the opportunity to run down and defeat the inferior Persian infantry unprotected by its cavalry. After defeating the infanty, the Athenians realised that the embarked cavalry was headed for Athens which was undefended in their absence. So they ran back the 26 miles to the city and formed up in front of it just as the Persian cavalry was being disembarked and about to ride up to take the city. This run by 18,000 Athenian warriors was the basis for today's Marathon Run, though today's pampered athletes don't have to carry armour and weapons and run in sandals.
How did the Greek world divide into Spartan and Athenian camps after defeating the Persians?
Allies Sparta and Athens had a falling out when the Spartan helots revolted and the forces Athens sent to help Sparta began to side with the revolutionaries, and Sparta sent them home. Athens turned the Delian league it had led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own, and began to interfere in the cities of the Peloponnesian league led by Athens resulting in open war.
What happened during the battle of Marathon?
The Greeks defeated the Persians through superior arms and tactics . The Greeks were under joint command of Miltiades and Callimachus . The defeat of Persian forces marked the end of the 1st Persian invasion of Greece .
What happened during the marathon battle?
The Greeks defeated the Persians through superior arms and tactics . The Greeks were under joint command of Miltiades and Callimachus . The defeat of Persian forces marked the end of the 1st Persian invasion of Greece .
What hapend at thermopylae?
The Persians defeated the Greek forces..
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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.
