The object was to destroy the Persian fleet. By blocking the pass it forced the Persian fleet to try to turn it by sea. The Greek fleet was waiting and engaged the Persian fleet. The Greek plan failed as they lost the sea battle.
The Spartans fought the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae .
Why would the Spartans fight a Spartan army? At the pass of Thermopylae 300 Spartan heavy infantry and 2,100 Spartan light infantry were part of a Greek force of about 8,000 which fought a delaying action against a Persian army in 480 BCE.
Sparta and Athens united to confront King Xerxes during the Second Persian invasion of Greece, culminating in the famous battles of Thermopylae and Salamis in 480 BCE. The Greek forces effectively halted Xerxes' advance after the naval victory at Salamis, which forced the Persian fleet to retreat. This marked a turning point in the war, leading to the eventual withdrawal of Persian forces from Greece. The Greek coalition continued to fight until the conclusion of the war in 479 BCE, with the Battle of Plataea.
Leonidas' death at the Battle of Thermopylae was necessary to exemplify the ideals of courage and sacrifice in the face of overwhelming odds. His stand against the Persian army galvanized Greek city-states, inspiring unity and resistance against a common enemy. This act of heroism became a symbol of freedom and valor, motivating future generations to fight for their rights and sovereignty. Ultimately, his sacrifice played a crucial role in rallying the Greeks to eventual victory in the Persian Wars.
The Greeks won the Battle of Salamis through genius strategy and used similar tactics to the ones used at Thermopylae. The Greeks sailed their fleet into a narrow channel between two parts of the island of salamis, completely taking away the advantage of the large, phoenician built, Persian ships and taking away the advantage of their numbers, just like at Thermopylae. The Greeks then used their smaller, more maneuverable ships to ram and sink the Persian vessels, dealing a crushing defeat to Xerxes army. This defeat caused Xerxes to lose his will to fight, and he returned to Persia with the bulk of his army only leaving behind 70,000 in a hopeless last effort to defeat the Greeks. This Persian army of 70,000 would later be crushed at the Battle of Plataea, the final battle of the Persian wars.
He was below military age during the Persian War. He fought in the Peloponnesian War.
The Battle of Thermopylae .
because of where and how Thermopylae was built there was only one way for the Persians to come in, the front. Plus the Spartans attack method phalanx was very good on frontward attacks Thermopylae was the perfect place for the Spartans to fight even though they lost.
it was because everything was set up
Thermopylae- the slow down of the Persian army to allow Athens time to prepare to fight.
The Spartans fought the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae .
No , the Greek historian Herodotus (c. 484-425 BC) was not present at the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. .
The Persians would have won if Sparta and Athens had not united to fight the Persian Army
At the Battle of Thermopylae, the Spartans employed the phalanx formation, a tightly packed arrangement of heavily armed infantry soldiers known as hoplites. This formation allowed them to create a strong defensive front, using overlapping shields and long spears to maximize their combat effectiveness against the numerically superior Persian forces. The narrow pass of Thermopylae further enhanced the advantages of the phalanx, as it limited the ability of the Persians to fully exploit their numbers.
The Persian Empire .
The Persian Empire and a coalition of Greek city-states.
The Persians attacked the Greeks in the Persian war