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Did pericles defeat Sparta?
No, the Spartans were Greek.
Who did the Athens and Spartans unite to defeat?
The Persians who was led by Xerxes .
How long did it take to defeat the 300 Spartans in the Persian War?
The defence of the pass at Thermopylae by 7,000 Greek soldiers, including the Spartans, lasted three days.
What was the 'Sacred band of 300 Thebans'?
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Where did 300 Spartans try but fail to prevent the Persians from attacking Athens?
The Spartans were part of a Greek force at Thermopylai. Their object was not to defend athens but to be part of a strategy to defeat the Persians in a naval battle.
In Ancient Spartan History how did the Persians defeat the Spartans at Thermopylae Pass?
The Spartans led a frce to hold the pass to force a sea battle in the nearby strait. When the Greeks lost the sea battle, the reason to hold the pass no longer existed. The Spartans selflessly kept holding the pass to let their allies escape, and were overwhelmed.
Did Sparta defeat Persia?
No. The Spartans defeated about 500,000 Persians along with about 1,700 Greeks. Later on in the war, they withdrew to defend Sparta and lost the war. The Spartans alone did not fight or defeat Persians and Persian allies. Many Greek city states allied and defeated Persians in land and sea battles in two separate wars. The only Greek defeat from the most famous battles in the two separate Persian invasions was in Thermopylae. And even then, few thousand Greeks died, including plus or minus 300 Spartans, while it is believed more than 20,000 Persians and their allies that included many Greeks, died in Thermopylae. So it was an honorable defeat.
Did Spartans defeat Persian at the battle of thermopylae?
No , the Spartans along with a Theban contingent of infantry were overwhelmed by Persian forces at the pass of Thermopylae . But, they held up the Persian advance until the rest of the Greek city-states could coordinate their efforts to defeat the Persians. Athens' fleet defeated the Persian Navy at Salamis. Unable to receive supplies by sea, the Persians were forced to retreat overland where they were harassed by Greek guerrillas until the Spartans could exact their revenge at the Battle of Plataea.
What part did the Spartans plan and war with the Persians?
Their plan was to defeat the Persian fleet in the naval battle, with hope, that their land army will withdraw, without support.
Who did the Spartans admire?
Spartans? Huh, Nobody.The Spartans Idol Was Themselves...
Where the ancient Greeks effective in war?
The ancient Greeks were very effective in war. Especially the Spartans, which were war like giants with amazing skills and statistics used to defeat their enemies.
Are the Spartans from Rome or Greece?
The Spartans are Greeks.
