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At the battle of Salamis in 480 BCE a fleet of southern Greek city states severely defeated the Persian fleet causing it to retire back to Mycale, where it was eliminated the following year.
The Athenian navy formed a significant part of the Greek fleet led by Sparta.
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∙ 11y agoAthens and its allies under their general Kimon defeated a Persian fleet at the battle of Eurymedon in Asia Minor in 466 BCE.
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∙ 11y agoFirstly at Salamis 480 BCE, then Mykale 479 BCE, then Eurymedon 466 BCE and Cyprus 450 BCE.
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∙ 11y agoThe naval battle of Salamis in 480 BCE between Greeks and Persians. The Greeks managed a great victory against the Persians that led on to their land victory at Plataia the following year.
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∙ 11y agoThe battle of Plataia 479 BCE was the main land battle fought by a coalition of Greek states. There were other land-sea and sea battles in the 50 years of the war 499-449 BCE.
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∙ 11y agoSeveral, notably Salamis 480 BCE, Plataia and Mycale 479 BCE, Eurtmedon 466 BCE, Cyprus 450 BCE.
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∙ 14y agoSalamis 480 BCE.
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∙ 11y ago490 BCE at Marathon.
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What was the terrain in the Battle of Thermopylae?
A pass with the sea on one side and mountains on the other. Beyond the mountains was a trafficable route which the Persians eventuually woke up to. Blocking the pass made the Persians try to bypass it by sea, which was the reason for the blocking - to force a sea battle to try to eliminate the amphibious threat of the Persians to the southern Greek cities. The sea battle failed, and the pass was abandoned os its purpose had gone.
What happened to Athenian power after the battle of the Marathon?
The main battle had been for the Greeks to fight a sea battle in the strait next to Thermopylai. Holding the pass forced the Persians to try to outflank the position by sea, and the Greek fleet was waiting for this. The Greeks lost the sea battle and retired to the Strait at Salamis where they refought the sea battle and won, crippling the Persian war effort. The Athenians had meanwhile evacuated their people to other cities, and embarked for the sea battle. After the Salamis battle, the Persians had to withdraw north for the winter, and the Athenians reoccupied their city.
After losing the battle of thermopylae to the Persians?
The Greek fleet lost the naval battle of Artemesion to the Persians. As the defence of the Thermopylai pass had been to force the naval battle, the force holding the pass was withdrawn as having no further purpost. A second successful sea battle was fought at Salamis.
What happend after the battle of salamis?
The Persians had to send half their army home as, with their sea supply line unprotected by their defeated fleet, they could not feed them in the oncoming winter. This left the way open for the Greek cities to unite and defeat them in the next spring.
Why were battleships built?
To decisively defeat enemy fleets at sea from their battle line.
What was the sea battle in which the Athenians defeated the Persians in 480 BC?
The sea battle was Salamis, it was not the Athenians, it was a combined Greek fleet which included the Athenian navy.
What did Aeschylus claim contributed to the defeat of the Persians?
The sea battle of Salamis.
After losing the battle of thermopylae to the Persians the athenians?
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.
What happened at each battle in the Persian war?
There were many battles. The major ones were: Lade - sea battle 494 BCE - the Persians won Artemesion - sea battle 480 BCE - the Greek confederation lost. Salamis - sea battle 480 BCE - the Persians lost. Plataia - land battle 479 BCE - the Persians lost Mycale - sea-land battle 479 BCE- the Persians lost. Eurymedon - sea battle 466 BCE - the Persians lost. Cyprus - sea-land battle 451 BCE - the Persians lost.
What are some famous quotes from the battle of salamis?
"One is surely right in saying Greece was saved by the Athenians" (Herodotus). "The defeat of the Persian sea host meant the defeat of the land host" (Aeschylus)
What destroyed the Persian feet a salamis and what solders were responsibloe for the Persians defeat at platae?
The Persians were defeated by the Athenian Admiral Themistocles at the sea battle of Salamis and the Spartan general Pausanius defeated the Persian army led by Mardonius at the battle of Plataea .
What did Athens get out of the battle of Thermopylae?
Athens was not present at Thermopylai, but its fleet was part of the sea battle in the nearby strait at Artemesion. The object was to defeat the Persian fleet, and holding the pass at Thermopylai was designed to force the Persians into a sea battle to outflank the position. The Persians inconveniently won the sea battle, so Athens got nothing but its losses at sea, and had to evacuate its city as it cold not be defended against the advancing Persian army..
How did the battle of Thermopylae help Athens though the Greeks lost?
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
How did the battle of Thermopylae help even though the Greeks lost?
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
Why did the Spartans fight at salamis?
No, it was the Athenians. Salamis was a sea battle, and at that time Sparta had no navy. Salamis appeared as a chance for the Persians to destroy the Athenian ships, but it was a trap, and the turning point of the Second Persian War.
What was the main purpose of the battle of Thermopylae?
The purpose of this battle is to hold the Persians from advancing so that the Athenians had enough time to evacuate to the island of Salamis.It was clearly a suicide mission.Another view:The Athenians had known about the impending invasion for months and had plenty of time to evacuate their families whom they sent south to the Peloponnese cities for refuge. The pass was held to push the Persians to outflank the position by sea, and the combined Greek navies lay in wait in the nearby strait of Artemesion to defeat them in a sea battle, and eliminate the amphibious threat to their cities. Unfortunately the Persians won the sea battles over three days. The blocking of the Thermopylae Pass had no further purpose so the blocking force was withdrawn. The Spartan 300 plus their 2,100 light and the Thespian 1,400 stayed behind to cover the retreat of the other 7,000 city contingents and were killed - a noble sacrifice to protect their allies.
After losing the battle of Thermopylae to the Persians what did the Athenians do?
The Athenians were not part of the force at Thermopylai. They were manning their navy, which was part of the naval force assembled at Artemesion in the nearby strait fighting the Persian fleet. After the sea battle was lost, the fleet retired to Salamis for another try. Meanwhile, they abandoned their city, sending their non-combatants to refuge in Peloponnesian cities.
