0
Why were the greek ships able to win the battle of strait of salamis?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
They had smaller, and faster Greek ships. (Came right from my social studies textbook hope i could help :))
Another version: (book answers are not always accurate, and not nearly as interesting as the real facts).
1. They split the Persian fleet by a strategem - they induced the Egyptian contingent to go around the western strait to stop a fake Greek retreat that way, and so were not available for the battle.
2. They remained inside the strait of Salamis. The Persian fleet was outside in the open sea all night at the oars waiting to fight and was very tired by the time they entered to give battle.
3. The Persian fleet had to split in two narrow columns to get through the straits on either side of the island of Psytakkia to get in at the Greek fleet.
4. The Greeks were able to attack the Persian ships piecemeal as they entered the straits.
5. While the Persian ships were bigger, the Greek ships were more manoeuverable in the narrow waters of the strait.
6. Their spirit was more in it. The Persian fleet comprised Egyptians, Phoenicians and Asian-Greeks under orders, while the Greek cities were fighting to protect their home cities.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why did the athenians win the battle of salamis?
First of all the Athenians did not win the battle of salamis, the Greeks did and they won because they had smaller and faster Greek ships
Who took part in the battle of salamis?
A Persian fleet of about 400 ships and a similar nuber of ships from a consortium of Greek city-states.
Why did the Greeks ship help then win the balle of salamis?
Because Salamis was a sea battle, and the Greek side woulld be at a bit of a disadvantage without ships.
What did King Xerxes build so his army could cross the Salamis Strait?
Xerxes did not cross the Salamis Strait. He sat on a hill to the north of it and watched his fleet being demolished by a Greek combined fleet. He then went home. To get down to Greece from Asia Minor, he had a bridge of ships built in the Dardanelles Strait to cross over into eastern Europe to get his army on the march to Greece, which ended up in Athens to watch the Salamis sea battle with him.
What aided the Greeks in wining the battle of salamis?
They selected the venue - a strait with an island at the entrance which meant the Persian fleet was split in two and strung out coming through, which allowed the Greek ships to attack them spread out and vulnerable.
In 480 bc who was the Greek's enemy?
A coalition of southern Greek city-states defeated a Persian fleet of Phoenician, Greek and Egyptian ships at the naval battle of Salamis.
His Persian fleet was defeated at Salamis?
King Xerxes' fleet of ships from Phonecia, Egypt and Asian-Greeks was defeated at the Battle of Salamis by the Greek fleet led by Spartan Admiral Eurybiades.
Who wins at the battle of salamis?
The Greeks did because they had smaller and faster Greek ships (came right from my social studies book) hope i could help :)
What was the the Greek city-state that had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the battle of Salamis?
Athens had a powerful navy. This navy was part of the combined navy of the alliance of southern Greek city-states which defeated the Persian navy (which was composrd of Phoenician, Asian-Greek and Egyptian ships) at Salamis.
What were the ships in the battle of salamis made out of?
Wood, with metal fittings and rams.
What was the greek plan of battle at the battle of salamis?
1. Splitting the superior Persian fleet - sending false information to the Persian commander that they would seek to escape from the strait at Salamis through the exit to the west past Mxxxx. This caused the Persians to send a third of his fleet around to block this, and the odds in the battle were evened. 2. Also suggesting to the Persian commander that the Athenian contingent might defect. This kept the Persian fleet at sea at the oars all night and they were exhusted when they attacked the following morning. 3. The Greek fleet remained in the strait near Salamis, which meant the Persian fleet had to split and enter the bay of Salamis around both sides of the island of Psyttalia in two lines and were strung out, allowing the waiting Greek ships to attack the flanks of the lines. 4. With the fight in the narrow waters of the bay, the heavier Persian ships were vulnerable to the lighter more manoeuverable Greek ships using their rams to sink them. A well thought out plan, which succeeded. The Greeks had learnt from their previous failed attempt at Artemesion next to Thermopylai.
What did xerxes do to captans after the battle of salamis?
He had the captains of the Phoenician ships in his fleet, who lost their ships early in the battle, beheaded as an example to the others.
