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What were the names of the three battles in Persia's second invasion of Greece and who won each?
The Battle of Thermopylae: The Persians won the Battle of Thermopylae against the Spartans, but it was a Pyrrhic Victory. The Battle of Salamis: This Naval Battle was critically won by the Athenians against the Persians. The Battle of Plataea: This Battle was won by the Alliance of Greek City States against the Persians.
Who led the Greek city-states in the battle of Thermopylae?
The Persians won the Battle of Thermopylae, led by Xerxes I. But Greece won the war. The Battle of Thermopylae happened in ancient Greece where 700 men made their final stand against the 300,000 Persians there were 300 hundred Spartans as well as 400 Greek soldiers from other city states. It is important to note that the Persian Victory came at a very high price. The Thespian and Spartan troops that fought and sacrificed their lives at the Battle of Thermopylae successfully weakened the Persian land forces to such an extent that naval victories like Salamis were able to convince the Persians to retreat.
Who were the main combatants in the battle of Thermopylae?
The Trojan War took place in Greek Mythology during a time period where countries as they are known today did not exist. The war was fought between the city of Troy and the Achaens, who formed a collective of Greek city states. The city of Troy would have been located in modern-day Turkey.
Who won the Gettysburg address war?
The Union won the Civil War.
Who won the 3rd Punic War?
Rome won the third Punic War. Rome won all three of the punic wars!
What did the Athenians do after they found out about Thermopylae?
They joined the spartans and won the war
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.
Who won the thermopylae?
Persians
What happened to Darius during the battle of Thermopylae?
He won.
Which century was the thermopylae war in?
5th Century BCE - 480 BCE to be precise, and Thermopylae was not a war but rather a small battle in a 50-year war.
How do you think the Persians would have ended if the Spartans had not slowed the Persians at Thermopylae?
The purpose of the Thermopylae delay was to provoke a sea battle in the nearby strait of Artemesion, in the hope of destroying the Persian fleet. The Persian fleet won, and the Greeks had to withdraw to try again at Salamis, which they did win. The Thermopylae delay had no effect on the outcome of the war.
How might the Persia wars have ended if the Spartans had not slowed the Persians at Thermopylae?
The slowing of the Persian advance at Thermopylae by a force from Greek cities, including Sparta, was to force a sea battle ,but the Greek lost at sea, and the delaying force at Thermopylae was withdrawn. The Greeks won their sea battle at Salamis later on, so Thermopylae had no effect on the outcome of the war. It did, however, become a symbol of staunch resistance.
What is the name of the war after Thermopylae?
Thermopylai was a battle in the Persian War.
The battles at marathon thermopylae and salamis were part of what war?
The answer is the Persian war.
What happened in the war thermopylae?
It was not a war, it was three days of holding the pass and then withdrawing.
Did the Greeks win the battle of Thermopylae?
They did not, the Persians won; the Greeks were WAAY outnumbered.
What is the importance of Persian Wars and Thermopylae?
The Persian war ended Persian expansion to the west. Thermopylae was a minor tactical delaying action which failed.
