Salamis There were two sea battles in 480 BCE - Artemesium opposite Thermopylai (the pass was held to force the sea battle in the hope of breaking Persian sea superiority). This battle was indecisive, and the Greek fleet retired to the island of Salamis and a decisive battle in the strait between the island and Athens achieved success, denying Xerxes of his essential sea resupply, and his ability to threaten the cities of southern Greece. There were two land battles the following year 479 BCE - Plataia where the Greeks defeated the Persians and the Greeks who sided with them, and Mykale in Asia Minor - the latter was intended to be a naval battle against the residue of the Persian fleet, but the Persians refused engagement, drawing their ships up on the beach and fortifying them. The Greek sailors and soldiers disembarked and attacked in a land battle which they won, and burned the fleet.
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The battle of Thermopylae where Persian forces were able to use a little known mountain trail to outflank the Greeks during the battle .
The battles of Thermopylae and Salamis were important during the Greco-Persian Wars because they marked significant turning points in the conflict. At Thermopylae, a small contingent of Greek soldiers led by King Leonidas held off the Persian army, buying time for the Greeks to prepare for the larger battle. At Salamis, the Greek navy, under the command of Themistocles, defeated the Persian navy, effectively halting their advance into Greece. These victories boosted Greek morale and weakened Persian forces, ultimately leading to Greek victory in the war.
They farmed it, growing grain, fruit, olives, vegetables and livestock to feed themselves. They mined it, principally silver at Sunion, which gave them the initial capital to build the fleet of warships which helped defeat the Persian invasion, and then establish the naval superiority which formed the basis of their empire in the 5th Century BCE.
The Battle of Thermopylae was a Pyrrhic victory (victory in defeat) for the Persians because although they won the battle, the Persian land forces were exhausted and it led to their defeat at Salamis. The outstanding events at this battle was that approximately 300 Spartan soldiers fought to the death in thisbattle. They , yes were vastly outnumbered. But it spoke to the courage and skills of the Spartan soldiers.This helped the Greek city-states to win the overall war.
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It was a land battle which helped turn back the two-year Persian invasion of mainlnd Greece in 479 BCE.
The Battle of Salamis which was led by the Spartan Admiral Eurybiades occurred near the straits between the mainland and Salamis which is an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens.
In the strait between the island of Salamis and Attica, known as the Battle of Salamis, where the Persian fleet was defeated in 480 BCE. The following year in 479 BCE there was a land battle at Plataia where the army of the Persians and their Greek allies was defeated.
The Persian invasion was turned back after the sea battle of Salamis 480 BCE. Eurybiades of Sparta commanded the united Greek naval forces and Ariamenes commanded the Persian fleet.For further detail see WikiAnswer:Most_important_event_of_the_Persian_War
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The battle of Thermopylae where Persian forces were able to use a little known mountain trail to outflank the Greeks during the battle .
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