100,000. They also were not permitted to have more than 6 naval warships and they werent allowed any tanks or submersibles/u-boats.
If you look out for Book called 'The Warriors Code' very informative; The cities on the east coast of the Aegean sea shared a culture with Greece and Persia, but with one major difference the Persians demanded tribune and taxed all they conquer the Greeks were forced to pay to what they saw as a tyrannical Persian, King Cyrus the Great, Cyrus needed to maintain his cities and pay for the soldiers, he needed to conquer and to add his Empire to demonstrate his greatness, but the Greeks wanted the same democratic freedom enjoyed by the Athenians. In 502 BC the Greeks revolted against the Persian with the aid of Athens, Athens sent 20 Triremes (warships) to Ephesus. Encouraged by the Athenians other Greek cities soon followed, the Athenian and their Greek allied hoplites marched on the Persians city of Sardis, the Greeks sacked and burnt the city and Temples, the Persian side requested aid from Darius, when Darius heard what the Greeks had done he was furious and accepted with the condition that once the conflict was over that the entire region would be under Persian control he sent his brother Artaphernes, with an army to repel the Greeks and retake all the Persian and Greek Cities, after the Persians suppressed the Greek revolt the Athenians realised they were fighting a losing battle and a war they could not win, withdraw and returned home however many Greeks were killed or captured and inducted into Persian servitude but that was of little satisfaction to Darius, Greece had challenged the might of Persia and Darius wanted satisfaction from Greece and specifically Athens as Greeks should tend to Greek affairs and not indulge themselves in Persian politics, the revolts was all the excuse Darius needed to expand his kingdom and gain vengeance on Athens,
It allowed the Greeks to trade with nearby countries. There is more to it, but that is just ONE of the many answers.
The Battle of Salamis, fought in 480 BCE during the Greco-Persian Wars, began after the Persian fleet, commanded by King Xerxes, sought to decisively defeat the Greek navy. The Greeks, led by Athenian general Themistocles, lured the larger Persian fleet into the narrow straits of Salamis, where their superior maneuverability could be leveraged. As the battle commenced, the Greek ships, organized and coordinated, launched an effective counterattack, managing to encircle and destroy many Persian vessels. Ultimately, the Greeks achieved a significant victory, which marked a turning point in the war against Persia.
In ancient times, the many different societies (usually organized as city-states) of Greek civilization were unified in times of stress or conflict, if not always unanimously. The greatest unifying conflict for the Greeks came from invasions by the Empire of Persia, whose incursions into the center of the Greek world in the 5th century BCE (or BC) were especially significant: it was only by banding together that the Greeks were able to repel the large-scale invasion by land and by sea.The Persian War against the Persian Empire.
Can you clarify where and when you are talking about, and what are Persian Greeks?
The many battles were at sea and land, using warships and land forces a mix of foot and mounted.soldiers.
During the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE, the Greeks are estimated to have sunk around 300 Persian ships. This decisive naval battle was a turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars, showcasing the effectiveness of the Greek trireme and the strategic acumen of leaders like Themistocles. The exact number of ships lost can vary in historical accounts, but the Greeks' victory significantly weakened the Persian naval fleet.
Darius I Xerxes I Artaxerxes I.
100,000. They also were not permitted to have more than 6 naval warships and they werent allowed any tanks or submersibles/u-boats.
Amir means King in Persian many years ago only royal families in Iran(Persia) were allowed to use Amir.
If you look out for Book called 'The Warriors Code' very informative; The cities on the east coast of the Aegean sea shared a culture with Greece and Persia, but with one major difference the Persians demanded tribune and taxed all they conquer the Greeks were forced to pay to what they saw as a tyrannical Persian, King Cyrus the Great, Cyrus needed to maintain his cities and pay for the soldiers, he needed to conquer and to add his Empire to demonstrate his greatness, but the Greeks wanted the same democratic freedom enjoyed by the Athenians. In 502 BC the Greeks revolted against the Persian with the aid of Athens, Athens sent 20 Triremes (warships) to Ephesus. Encouraged by the Athenians other Greek cities soon followed, the Athenian and their Greek allied hoplites marched on the Persians city of Sardis, the Greeks sacked and burnt the city and Temples, the Persian side requested aid from Darius, when Darius heard what the Greeks had done he was furious and accepted with the condition that once the conflict was over that the entire region would be under Persian control he sent his brother Artaphernes, with an army to repel the Greeks and retake all the Persian and Greek Cities, after the Persians suppressed the Greek revolt the Athenians realised they were fighting a losing battle and a war they could not win, withdraw and returned home however many Greeks were killed or captured and inducted into Persian servitude but that was of little satisfaction to Darius, Greece had challenged the might of Persia and Darius wanted satisfaction from Greece and specifically Athens as Greeks should tend to Greek affairs and not indulge themselves in Persian politics, the revolts was all the excuse Darius needed to expand his kingdom and gain vengeance on Athens,
If you look out for Book called 'The Warriors Code' very informative; The cities on the east coast of the Aegean sea shared a culture with Greece and Persia, but with one major difference the Persians demanded tribune and taxed all they conquer the Greeks were forced to pay to what they saw as a tyrannical Persian, King Cyrus the Great, Cyrus needed to maintain his cities and pay for the soldiers, he needed to conquer and to add his Empire to demonstrate his greatness, but the Greeks wanted the same democratic freedom enjoyed by the Athenians. In 502 BC the Greeks revolted against the Persian with the aid of Athens, Athens sent 20 Triremes (warships) to Ephesus. Encouraged by the Athenians other Greek cities soon followed, the Athenian and their Greek allied hoplites marched on the Persians city of Sardis, the Greeks sacked and burnt the city and Temples, the Persian side requested aid from Darius, when Darius heard what the Greeks had done he was furious and accepted with the condition that once the conflict was over that the entire region would be under Persian control he sent his brother Artaphernes, with an army to repel the Greeks and retake all the Persian and Greek Cities, after the Persians suppressed the Greek revolt the Athenians realised they were fighting a losing battle and a war they could not win, withdraw and returned home however many Greeks were killed or captured and inducted into Persian servitude but that was of little satisfaction to Darius, Greece had challenged the might of Persia and Darius wanted satisfaction from Greece and specifically Athens as Greeks should tend to Greek affairs and not indulge themselves in Persian politics, the revolts was all the excuse Darius needed to expand his kingdom and gain vengeance on Athens,
Persia was trying to incorporate mainland Greece within its empire. Many of the Greek city-states resisted.
About 7,000. There were about 60,000 on the warships in the nearby strait, looking to defeat the Persian fleet, which was the aim of the whole exercise.
Persians believed in an all-powerful king, but many Greeks believed that citizens should choose their own rulers.
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