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The Persian war ended Persian expansion to the west. Thermopylae was a minor tactical delaying action which failed.

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The Battle of Thermopylae took place in what war?

The Battle of Thermopylae took place in the second of the two Persian Wars, also known more recently as the Greco-Persian Wars.


Which Persian Wars took place near marshes?

The persian wars that took place near marshes were the Thermopylae and Marathon wars.


How might the Persian Wars have ended of the Spartans had not slowed the Persians at Thermopylae?

Thermopylae was a very minor event in the 50-year Persian Wars. It failed to have any influence on the wars, and only later became symbolic of courage.


How might the Persian Wars have ended differently if the Spartans had not held out at Thermopylae?

Thermopylae was a minor sideshow - the Persians rolled on and captured Athens. The invasion was decided at Salamis, Plataea and Mycale.


Who was delayed at Thermopylae?

The invading Persian army.


What were the Persian shields made of in the battle of Thermopylae?

Wicker.


How might the Persian Wars have ended if the Spartans had not followed the Persian at Thermopylae?

The Spartans did not 'follow' the Persians - they were part of a blocking force which delayed the Persian army for three days, and had no effect on the following two-year campaign which defeated the Persians at the battles of Salamis, Plataia and Mycale.


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including Sparta, was to force a sea battle ,but the Greek lost at sea, and the delaying force at Thermopylae was withdrawn.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.


Who led the Persian invasion force at Thermopylae?

King Xerxes I.


Which empire went to was with the Greeks?

The Persian Empire went to war with the Greeks during the Greco-Persian Wars, which occurred in the 5th century BCE. Notable conflicts include the Battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis, where the Greeks united against the Persian forces. These wars ultimately led to a significant decline in Persian influence in the region and the rise of Greek city-states, particularly Athens and Sparta, as major powers.


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.