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Athens did not have a senate. Themistocles was a politician who persuaded the Athenians not to spend the proceeds of a rich silver strike on themselves, but to build a war fleet, knowing that the Persians would return to avenge their loss at Marathon.
Sparta lead generals were Eurybiades and Pausanias. Athens lead generals were Miltiades. Themistocles, Xanthippos. Cimon.
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!
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· Themistocles saved Greece, for it was his strategies that won the battle of Salamis. · He was also very active in the victory of the Marathon the Persian fleet landed it's ground forces but Themistocles thought ahead and met them at the beach with his army and stopped the invasion before it begun. · He convinced the Athenian government that the way to victory against the Persians was through a naval battle · · I am doing a project on Themistocles so when I cam across this site and noticed the questioned hadst been answered I decided to help. Haven't finished yet therefore I only got three major accomplishments!!! Good luck though...
Athens did not have a senate. Themistocles was a politician who persuaded the Athenians not to spend the proceeds of a rich silver strike on themselves, but to build a war fleet, knowing that the Persians would return to avenge their loss at Marathon.
Athens had the largest Navy in the world and was the city state that defeated the persians. Because of this they managed to create a democracy, libraries, plays, and breakthrough scientific discoveries like how disease makes people get sick. Some famous Athenians wee Pericles, Hippocrates, Themistocles, Aristides.
Sparta: Eurybiades and Pausanias. Athens: Miltiades. Themistocles, Xanthippos. Cimon
Themistocles was an Athenian general and statesman who played a significant role in the Greek victory over the Persians at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. He advocated for Athens to build a strong navy, which proved crucial in the defense against the Persian invasion. Themistocles was also instrumental in the development of the Athenian naval power that would ultimately lead to the rise of the Athenian Empire.
Themistocles was ostracized from Athens and exiled to Argos.
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Sparta lead generals were Eurybiades and Pausanias. Athens lead generals were Miltiades. Themistocles, Xanthippos. Cimon.
On the Plain of Marathon 26 miles north of Athens.
Athens lost the Peloponnesian War.A major contributing factor was the Persians giving financial support to the Spartan alliance which enabled them to assemble a fleet to match that of the Athenians.
No, it was the other way round. Athens Defeated the Persian Army at the Battle of Marathon.
The Athenians did not fight at Thermopylai. A combined force of half a dozen other cities did. The Athenians manned their fleet at the parallel sea battle at Artemesion which was lost. Athens evacuated its populace to Peloponnesian cities and embarked its forces on its warships to fight in the Southern Greek fleet at the successful battle of Salamis, after which they returned to Athens which the Persians had evacuated.