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Why were the Athenian ships able to surround the Persian fleet during the battle of the Thermopylae?
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The defenders had intimate knowledge of the waters in the area in addition to courage in the face of overwhelming odds.
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Who won in the thermomopylaen war?
It was the Battle of Thermopylae in the Second Persian War. The Greeks won. Shortly after Thermopylae the Athenian Navy defeated the Persian Navy at Salamis, and in the next year the Persian Army was defeated by a combined Greek Army at Plataea.
What was the most important battle in the spartian-athenian war?
the battle of thermoply Thermopylae was in the Second Persian War when Athens and Sparta were on the same side. The most important battle in question was the Siege of Syracuse.
What were the Persian shields made of in the battle of Thermopylae?
Wicker.
Who was the commander of the Athens' navy during the battle of Thermopylae?
The Athenian navy was part of the southern Greek fleet which fought the sea battle at Artemesion in the strait next to the pass of Thermopylae. The Athenian component was commanded by Themistocles.
The Battle of Thermopylae took place in what war?
The Battle of Thermopylae took place in the second of the two Persian Wars, also known more recently as the Greco-Persian Wars.
What is the name of the war after Thermopylae?
Thermopylai was a battle in the Persian War.
Are the first Persian invasion and the battle at thermopylae the same thing?
No the first Persian invasion was in 490bc, the battle associated with the invasion was the Battle of Marathon.
In the Persian War 300 Spartans held out to the last man at the Battle of?
The battle of Thermopylae.
Who started the combat in the battle at thermopylae?
Five thousand Persian archers.
Who were the Greeks that went to the Persian side during the battle of Thermopylae?
Thebans.
What was the battle where 300 Spartans fought in the Persian Empire?
Thermopylae.480 BCE.
How did the Persian win the battle of bay of Marathon?
The Persians lost the battle. The Athenian army defeated the Persian expeditionary force.
