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The Athenian general Themistocles commanded the major Athenian component of the Greek fleet which engaged the Persian fleet in the Artemesion strait bedside the Thermopylai pass.
The object of holding the pass was to precipitate this sea battle to destroy the Persian amphibious threat to the southern Greek cities. The Greeks lost, and the pass was abandoned as having no further use.
The Greeks tried again in the strait at Salamis near Athens and defeated the Persian navy.
The blocking force at Thermopylai pass was commanded by the Spartan general King Leonides.
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Who burned Athens after victory at Thermopylae?
The Persian army directed by their king Xerxes I.
What are Xerxes' special powers?
'Xerxes' most commonly refers to Xerxes the Great, son of Darius the Great, a Persian king (today we call that country Iran). Largely known for the battle of Thermopylae, in which a Greek army of 300 men stood up to his huge army, and wouldn't surrender. He might have been a powerful ruler, but that doesn't mean he had special magical powers.
What was the name of the Persian Army during the rule of Darius and Xerxes?
The Persians greatest army was The Immortals. There were about 10,000 of them and as soon as one died another Immortal replaced him. They were all specially trained warriors. They also had smaller weaker army that were defeated at Thermopylae. The Greeks and Spartans were defeated though because a Greek spy told the Persians a way around the pass of Thermopylae and the Greeks and Spartans were surrounded.
Where was the Persian army helped by a greek traitor?
The battle of Thermopylae where Persian forces were able to use a little known mountain trail to outflank the Greeks during the battle .
What was the cause of the Thermopylae battle?
The Battle of Thermopylae happened as a result of the decision of a group of Greek cities, united against the Persian invaders, to block the invading army at the most defensible point. With the terrain at Thermopylae favoring defense, the Greek army, including a contingent of Spartan warriors, assembled there in the hope of stopping the Persians outright, or at least to buy time for further defensive preparations to be made.
Who burned Athens after victory at Thermopylae?
The Persian army directed by their king Xerxes I.
What are Xerxes' special powers?
'Xerxes' most commonly refers to Xerxes the Great, son of Darius the Great, a Persian king (today we call that country Iran). Largely known for the battle of Thermopylae, in which a Greek army of 300 men stood up to his huge army, and wouldn't surrender. He might have been a powerful ruler, but that doesn't mean he had special magical powers.
King of the Persians?
Under Xerxes I the Persian army captured Athens following the battle of Thermopylae. The Persian king to conquer Athens , was the famous Persian king called Cyrus.
What is the greatest battle ever fought?
some people like me would say the battle of Thermopylae between the greek empire(Spartans) with king leonidos and his 300 men. Against the Persian army lead by Xerxes of around 10,000 troops which eventually after carnage won the battle.
The group of 300 Spartans held back Xerxes army for 3 days in which battle?
The Battle of Thermopylae .(the 300 Spartans were part of a 7,000-strong Greek force which held the pass).The Battle of Thermopylae.It was not just 300 Spartans, it was a force of about 7,000 from several Greek cities.
Were the belligerents of the Battle of Thermopylae?
A Greek coalition of city states versus a Persian army and navy .
Who led the Persian army in 480 BC (and was defeated in a sea battle at Salamis)?
King Xerxes.
What was the result of the salamis battle?
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.
Who was in the Thermopylae battle?
The invading Persian army and a consortium of southern Greek city-states led by Sparta.
Three hundred Spartans made a famous stand against the Persian army in the name of freedom at .?
The Battle of Thermopylae .
Whom was the battle of Thermopylae with?
The battle of Thermopylae was fought between Greek mainland cities led by Sparta and a Persian invading army. If you have ever seen the movie 300 that's what it is. But there were also about 5,000 non-Spartan troops with the Spartans.
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.
