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Why were the Marathon and the Thermopylae important to the Persian War?
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∙ 9y ago
They were rallying calls for the Greeks.
The Athenian success at Marathon demonstrated to the other Greek cities that the Persians could be beaten.
Thermopylae became another symbol for Greek steadfastness which was used by the Greeks for Propaganda on the superiority of the Greek warrior.
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∙ 11y agoMarathon demonstrated to the Greek world that the Persians were beatable.
Thermopylai was a failure as a battle for the Greeks, but served as a symbol of Greek reistance.
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A soldier ran from Marathon to Greece to share the outcome of what war?
The Persian War
What was Marathon the most important war?
Marathon was not a war, it was one battle in a 50-year war between Persia and the Greek city-states. The most important battles were Salamis, Plataea and Mycale. The significance of Marathon is that it was the first time that the Persians were defeated, and this Athenian victory showed to the other Greek city states, after nine years of Persian victories, that the Persians could be beaten.
Who won the thermopylae war?
There was no 'Thrmopylai War'. there was a short engageent at Thermopylai as part of the Persian pust into southern Greece.
What happened in 490 BCE in Ancient Greece?
It was the war between Greece and Persian people called the battle of Marathon.
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.
The battles at marathon thermopylae and salamis were part of what war?
The answer is the Persian war.
What were all of the battles of the greco- Persian war?
1st- Battle of Marathon 2nd- Battle of Thermopylae 3rd- Battle of Salamis 4th- Battle of Plataea
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.
What is the name of the war after Thermopylae?
Thermopylai was a battle in the Persian War.
What is the site of the Persian war?
Greece. There were two Persian Wars. The First Persian War in 490 BC had only one major battle (Marathon). The Second Persian War in 480-479 BC had three major battles (Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea). Salamis was a sea battle. The sites can be found on a map of ancient Greece, and possibly even on a map of modern Greece.
What was the first battle name of the Persian war?
A battle does not a war make. The Persia War lasted 50 years 499-449 BCE. It comprised many battles over the 50 years. Some names are: Lade, Marathon, Salamis, Plataia, Mykale, Eurymedon, Cyprus.
What was the storage that the Greeks used to win the war to Marathon Thermopylae Salamis?
stagey*
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.
Did Socrates fight in the Persian war?
He was below military age during the Persian War. He fought in the Peloponnesian War.
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.
What was the most important battle in the spartian-athenian war?
the battle of thermoply Thermopylae was in the Second Persian War when Athens and Sparta were on the same side. The most important battle in question was the Siege of Syracuse.
In the Persian War 300 Spartans held out to the last man at the Battle of?
The battle of Thermopylae.
