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They joined together with other Greek cities to assemble naval and land forces which could match the Persians, and used superior strategy and tactics at the battles of Salamis, Plataia and Mykale.
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∙ 11y agoThey would move up the north at night (as to not alert enemies). When they were one mile from there target, secondary armies would attack from the the east and west, as to flank and surround the enemy. When the enemy was sorrounded, athen soldiers mounted elephants and charged. Athens lost very few battles with this tactic. They would use highly trained eagles to drop flaming arrows on the enemy. This was the first form of air support. Many times they would even lauch diseased corpses over enemy fortress walls. They were infected with the common cold, a death sentence at the time.
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∙ 11y agoHe wanted to conduct a war of attrition with the city-state of Sparta . The two basic principles of the "Periclean Grand Strategy" were the rejection of appeasement and the avoidance of over-extension .
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∙ 11y agoPersia gave Sparta money for a fleet to match the hitherto dominantr Athenian fleet.
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∙ 11y agoThe Atenians got be by Sparta.
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∙ 12y agoAthenians suck, and Spartans are beast.
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How did the Sparta and the Athens unite to defeat the Persians?
daa Sparta brought the soldiers ndd the Athens brought theirr navy (:
Where did the Athenians defeat the Persians in 490 BC?
On the Plain of Marathon 26 miles north of Athens.
How was family life different for Spartans and athenians?
Because the Spartans had an oligarchy, and the Athenians had a democracy.
Who said for Sparta in the movie 300?
They fought the Persians and soldiers from provinces of the Persian Empire, including the Ten Thousand Immortals, but the film is a highly fictionalized version of the event.
Did Persia allied with Sparta?
No, the Spartans did not ally with Persia, but they allied with the Athenians or Greeks, or else there would not have been the famous 300.The Spartans allied with the Athenians during the Thermopylae battle, the Persian wars and the peloponnesian war. After 3 years of war following the stand of the 300 the Spartans and Athenians defeated Persia!Sparta never allied with Persia!
Who was the common enemy of the athenians and Spartans?
The Persians .
What city states fought the Persians?
Both the Spartans and the athenians
Who win spartan against Persian?
Yes the Persians did defeat the 300 Spartans and Greeks, but after, a double spy led the Persians to the wrong straight after destroying Athens. The Greek fleet overwhelemed the Persians, so the Persians retrieted. The Persian bridge that was biult was destroyed and the the Greeks kept part of the bridge as a trophy. With Persia now out of their homeland, the Spartans and Athenians teamed up once more and went to battle with the Persians. The battle of Persia and Sparta/Athens lasted 3 years. The Spartan/Athenian army defeted the Persians!Persia lost against the Spartans/Athenians!
Where did the Athenians defeat the Persians?
At Marathon 490 BCE.
Where did the Greeks defeat the Persians in the first invasion?
Marathon - it was the Athenians.
Who did the Athens and Spartans unite to defeat?
The Persians who was led by Xerxes .
Did the Persians defeat the people when they were at Marathon?
At the battle of Marathon 490 BCE the Athenians defeated the Persians.
How did the Sparta and the Athens unite to defeat the Persians?
daa Sparta brought the soldiers ndd the Athens brought theirr navy (:
Where did the Athenians defeat the Persians in 490 BC?
On the Plain of Marathon 26 miles north of Athens.
Who was the Spartan leader during the Battle of Marathon?
Spartans did not fight at the Battle of Marathon. The fight was solely between the Persians, and the Athenians and Plataeans.
Where did 300 Spartans try but fail to prevent the Persians from attacking Athens?
The Spartans were part of a Greek force at Thermopylai. Their object was not to defend athens but to be part of a strategy to defeat the Persians in a naval battle.
How was family life different for Spartans and athenians?
Because the Spartans had an oligarchy, and the Athenians had a democracy.
