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What were the primary factors in the fall of the Persian Empire?
Being outmanoeuvred by Alexander the Great - who first slaughtered Greeks who were bolstering up the Persian army, then putting an end to the Persian fleet by occupying their bases in the Mediterranean, then capturing the Persian treasury which enabled him to pay his army, and inflicting a final land defeat of the Persian army.
What was important about that Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.?
The Battle of Marathon was a turning point during the first Persian invasion of Greece. The Persians vastly outnumbered the Greeks on the battlefield, but the Greeks were able to defeat them. The Greeks charged the Persian troops with a thin weaker line, while the Greeks' left and right flanks consisted of stronger troops who quickly surrounded the Persian troops and attacked them on both sides. It was a crushing defeat for the Persians, and the battle convinced the Greeks that while the Persian Empire had vast armies and archers, it was possible to defeat them.
What was the result of the battle of salamis?
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.
What battle did the Athenians defeat Darius and the Persian army saving Athens?
Battle of Marathon
Why did the Greeks choose Thermopylae as a place to oppose the Persians?
The Greeks had to eliminate the Persian naval threat to their city-states in order for their armies could leave off defending them and unite to face the Persian army. They blocked the pass of Thermopylae to force the Persians to attempt to turn it by sea. The Greek fleet waited in the nearby channel to pounce. Unfortunately for them they lost the sea battle and the force of 7,000 holding Thermopylae was withdrawn. The Spartan and Thespian contingents stayed behind to cover the withdrawal and were killed. The Greeks tried again a Salamis and were succful, and their armies united the following summer to defeat the Persian army at Plataea.
What is the name for the military formation the Greeks used to defeat the Persian army?
Phalanx!
What is the name for the military formation the Greeks use to defeat the Persian army?
Phalanx!
What was the name of the military formation the Greeks used to defeat the Persian army?
i think its phalanx
Who joined together to defeat the perisain army?
It is unclear what you mean by "perisain army." If you are referring to the Persian army, then the Greeks, particularly the city-states of Athens and Sparta, joined forces to defeat the Persians in the Greco-Persian Wars. The exact composition of the allied forces varied depending on the specific battles, but the Greeks were successful in repelling the Persian invasions.
What is the background info for the battle of salamis?
Persia invaded Greece. The southern Greeks decided that if they could defeat the Persian fleet, the invasion would be exposed to defeat on land and could not be fed in such a poor country in winter. The defeat of the Persian navy at Salamis resulted in the withdrawal of half the Persian army and its subsequent defeat the following year when the Greeks assembled at Platia.
What were the primary factors in the fall of the Persian Empire?
Being outmanoeuvred by Alexander the Great - who first slaughtered Greeks who were bolstering up the Persian army, then putting an end to the Persian fleet by occupying their bases in the Mediterranean, then capturing the Persian treasury which enabled him to pay his army, and inflicting a final land defeat of the Persian army.
How did they Persian wars make the Greeks feel about themselves?
The Greeks prevailing over Persian expansionism gave to the Greeks confidence in their military arms to defeat Persian armies/navies .
Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persians?
They adopted a superior strategy of first defeating the Persian navy, and cutting off their sea supply line. The Persians had to send half their army home for the winter, and the Greeks united the city-state armies to defeat the depleted Persian army.
Why was a battle of marathon important for the Greeks?
Because the Persian Army wanted to defeat the Greek city-states that supported the uprisings in Ionia, part of modern-day Turkey, against the Persian Empire.
Why was the battle marathon important for the Greeks?
Because the Persian Army wanted to defeat the Greek city-states that supported the uprisings in Ionia, part of modern-day Turkey, against the Persian Empire.
What army did Alexander defeat?
The strong army that Alexander defeated was the Persian Army
Was the battle of Plataea turning point for the Greeks?
After destroying Persian sea power at the battle of Salamis, they were able to defeat their army, and so end the attempt by the Persians to incorporate the cities of mainland Greece into the Persian Empire.
