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Were elephants used in the battle of Thermopylae?
No. The Greek forces were infantry. The Persians had cavalry, but it could not operate in the pass or mountains.
Why couldn't the Greeks hold the pass at Thermopylae?
They did hold it for three days, to force a sea battle against the Persians. When the Persians won the sea battle, the Pass had no further use, and the Greek force was withdrawn. The Spartan and Thespian contingents stayed holding the pass to let the other city contingents escape.
What is the 'nickname' of Mexican American war battle called Cerro Gordo?
Thermopylae of the West because of the way that use of the terrain was vital to victory as the Persians had used it against the Greeks in the fall of 480 BCE.
What weapons did a HELOT use in the Battle of Thermopylae?
They were used as light infantry - bows, javelins, swords, knives, rocks.
How did the choice of location for the battle of Thermopylae give the Greeks an advantage?
The nearby Strait of Artemesion was selected by the Greeks for a decisive sea battle against the Persian fleet to eliminate its threat against the southern Greek cities. In order to precipitate the sea battle, the narrow pass at Thermopylai was selected to block the Persian army's march south, and force the Persians to use their fleet to turn the blockage. When the sea battle failed to deliver a victory, the Greek fleet retired to Salamis to try again, and the pass at Thermopylai was abandoned as no longer useful.
Were elephants used in the battle of Thermopylae?
No. The Greek forces were infantry. The Persians had cavalry, but it could not operate in the pass or mountains.
Why did the Persians not win the Battle of Thermopylae?
The Greek force at the Thermopylae was a blocking force to hold up the Persian army and so provoke a sea battle in the strait beside it, in an attempt by the Greeks to destroy the Persian fleet. The Greeks lost, and with the blocking force at Thermopylae no longer of use, it was withdrawn. The Spartan and Thespian contingents remained behind to cover the withdrawal and were killed.
Who discovered Thermopylae?
The pass of Thermopylae was used by peoples for thousands of years as a route between northern and southern Greece, first by nomadic peoples, then for trade and invasion. This led the Persians to use it as their route into southern Greece when they invaded in 480 BCE.
Why couldn't the Greeks hold the pass at Thermopylae?
They did hold it for three days, to force a sea battle against the Persians. When the Persians won the sea battle, the Pass had no further use, and the Greek force was withdrawn. The Spartan and Thespian contingents stayed holding the pass to let the other city contingents escape.
What is the 'nickname' of Mexican American war battle called Cerro Gordo?
Thermopylae of the West because of the way that use of the terrain was vital to victory as the Persians had used it against the Greeks in the fall of 480 BCE.
What weapons did the Persians use in battle marathon?
They met them in battle a number of times such as Thermopylae and Marathon, but they also gave money, weapons, and men to some Greek states that were opposing the Persians on the other side of the Aegean.
Battle of Thermopylae were elephants used in the battle?
No because elephants move to slow and to big.Another view:The bigness was the very reason that elephants came to be used - they were the battle tanks of the olden era.The reason they were not used at Thermopylai was that neither the Greek nor Persians had adopted their use at that stage - they came into common use a couple of centuries later.
What tactics did the Greeks use to defeat the Persians at the Battle of?
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What tactices did the Greeks use to defeat the Persians at the battle of salamis?
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What fighting formations did the Greeks and Persians use in the battle of marathon?
defence
What fighting formation did the Greeks and Persians use in the battle of marathon?
defence
How did the Greek ships differ than those of the Persians in the battle of Thermopylae?
The battle of Thermopylae was on land - a small Greek land force holding the pass for three days. The purpose of holding the pass was to encourage the Persians to use their fleet to bypass the blockage and the Greek fleet was waiting to pounce on the Persian ships in the narrow waters between Thermopylai and the island of Euboea at Artemesion, which is the name of the naval battle you are asking about.The Greek ships were lighter and more manoeuvrable than the Persian ships. The Persians relied on closing with the opposition and boarding. The Greeks relied on avoiding and ramming their opponents.Unfortunately for the Greeks it didn't work. After three days of skirmishing then close battle, they lost the sea battle of Artemesion and retired back to Salamis to try again. The delaying force at Thermopylai, its delaying mission complete, withdrew covered by a reargued of 2,300 Spartans and 1400 Thespians who were all lost.
