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Where did the small Athenian fleet defeat the great Persian fleet?
It might be the battle of salamis (which was on the the salamis island) God loves you!!!!!!!!
Where did the small anthenian fleet defeat the great Persian fleet?
The small Athenian fleet defeated the great Persian fleet at the Battle of Salamis, which took place in 480 BCE. This naval battle occurred in the straits between the island of Salamis and the Athenian mainland. The Athenians, led by Themistocles, used their smaller, more maneuverable ships to outmaneuver and decisively defeat the larger Persian fleet, marking a turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars.
During a major battle the Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off what small island?
The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the small island of Salamis during the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC as part of the Greco-Persian Wars. This naval battle was a significant turning point in the conflict, leading to Greek victory and the eventual defeat of the Persian invasion.
Why did the battle happen?
The Greek cities planned to first destroy the Persian fleet to eliminate its amphibious threat to their individual cities. This would then allow them to concentrate their armies to defeat the Persian army, rather than keeping them defensively at home. The therefore blocked the pass at Thermopylai with a small fore to compel the Persian navy to attempt to turn the position by sea. The Greek fleet lay in wait at the nearby strait at Artemesion to emgage the Persian fleet. Unfortunately for the Greeks they lost and withdrew the force blocking the pass as it now had no further purpose. The Greek fleet then tried again at Salamis and won. Their armies combined the following spring to defeat the Persian army at Plataia.
Why did the battle thermopylae happen?
The Greek cities planned to first destroy the Persian fleet to eliminate its amphibious threat to their individual cities. This would then allow them to concentrate their armies to defeat the Persian army, rather than keeping them defensively at home. The therefore blocked the pass at Thermopylai with a small fore to compel the Persian navy to attempt to turn the position by sea. The Greek fleet lay in wait at the nearby strait at Artemesion to emgage the Persian fleet. Unfortunately for the Greeks they lost and withdrew the force blocking the pass as it now had no further purpose. The Greek fleet then tried again at Salamis and won. Their armies combined the following spring to defeat the Persian army at Plataia.
The small Greek navy defeated the Persian fleet at the battle of what?
The combined and powerful Greek navy defeated a similar sized Persian fleet at the battle of Salamis.
Why was the battle of Thermopolae fought?
The Greeks had determined that, due to the threat of the Persian fleet and its amphibious capacity to attack and defeat the independent cities one by one, and as it also protected the Persian sea supply lines, that they had to defeat that fleet. As it was superior in size and numbers, they had to catch it in narrow waters to neutralise its superiority, so they set up a small blocking force in the narrow pass at Thermopylai to hold up the Persian army plus its accompanying fleet in the narrow strait nearby, and force a naval engagement to turn the position.The blocking force had to hold on long enough for the Greek fleet to defeat the Persian fleet. After three days of naval engagements, the Greek fleet came off worst and withdrew to Salamis near Athens. The land force dispersed to the cities and the rearguard protecting the withdrawal was anihilated.
How could the small Greek city-states defeat the huge Persian Empire?
They banded together as a cohesive force, producing a combined navy which outmanoeuvred and defeated the Persian navy; and then without the threat of naval attacks on their cities, they were able so send out their armies to combine and defeat the Persian army. The Persian army was also weakened as, after losing the ability of their navy to protect their resupply fleet coming from Asia, they then had to send half their army home as they could not feed it, and this evened up the size of the opposing armies. And the Greek army had armoured warriors which outclassed the unarmoured soldiers of the Persian army. It all hung on the elimination of the Persian fleet at Salamis.
What are the battles of the of the Greeks against Persia?
There were dozens, large and small. The most decisive were: 480 BCE Artemesium - Greek defeat 480 BCE Salamis - Persian defeat 479 BCE Plataea and Mycale - Persian defeats 466 BCE Eurymedon - Persian defeat 450 BCE Cyprus - Persian defeat
How were the small city-states able to defeat the mighty Persian Empire?
Enough of the cities temporarily put aside their usual rivalries and in-fighting to form a united front against the Persian Empire. They used superior strategy and tactics - first defeating the Persian fleet to eliminate the Persian amphibious threat to their cities, and thus allow them to unite their armies, where the superiority of their armoured soldiers over the unarmoured Persian infantry gained them land victory and turned back the Persian invasion.
During a major battle the Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of this small island?
Psytallia is the smallest. Nearby is Salamis which is what the battle is now called - it was 480 BCE, and this was the turning point as it removed the Persian amphibious threat to the other cities, and allowed them to send their armies away from home defence, to join up the following year to defeat the Persian army at Plataia.
On what island did the Athenians take refuge to watch the Persians burn their city in 380bc?
In 480 BCE, the Athenians evacuated their population to other cities eg Epidaurus. The military forces embarked and drew up their ships, along with the rest of the Greek fleet on the island of Salamis as they prepared for a decisive naval battle.
