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The Persian Empire, under the leadership of King Xerxes I, invaded Greece and commanded their army during the battle of Salamis in 480 BCE. This naval battle was a crucial conflict in the Greco-Persian Wars, where the Greek city-states, united under the leadership of figures like Themistocles, ultimately defeated the larger Persian fleet. The victory at Salamis significantly weakened Xerxes' forces and marked a turning point in the war.
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The Saxons were the invading army but who were the defending army in the battle of Hastings?
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What happened at Plataea?
The sea battle of Salamis had defeated the Persian fleet, but the Persian invasion army remained. By winning the land battle at Plataea and simultaneously the sea-land battle at Mycale, the Persian invasion was repelled.
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What was xerxes reaction to the outcome of the battle of salamis?
He took half his army home as they could not be fed in Greece in the upcoming winter, leaving Mardonius in command of his remaining Persian-Greek land forces. And he sent the remaining ships to Mykaleas they could not stand up to the Greek fleet.
Why the Greece won the battle of the Eurymedon River?
The Greece had a more advanced Army against Persia's, so they were able to win!
The Persian army that invaded Greece in bc and was defected at sea near salamis was led by?
Xerxes
Why was the battle of salamis significant?
Stranded the Persian army in Greece without naval support.
What happened the battle of Plataea?
The Battle of Plataea 479 BC marked the final battle of the Second Persian invasion of Greece . This battle would mark the last time a Persian army invaded mainland Greece .
Where did the battle that helped turn back the Persians invasion of Greece happen?
In the strait between the island of Salamis and Attica, known as the Battle of Salamis, where the Persian fleet was defeated in 480 BCE. The following year in 479 BCE there was a land battle at Plataia where the army of the Persians and their Greek allies was defeated.
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 happened during the Salamis war?
There was no Salamis War. The sea battle of Salamis 480 BCE, won by the Greek navy, was a turning point in the invasion of mainland Greece by Persia. The following year 479 BCe the Greek army won at Plataia and the remainder of the Persian navy was destroyed at Mykale.
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 happened after the Persian king Darius invaded Greece?
After King Darius of Persia invaded Greece, the most notable conflict was the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, where the Athenian army achieved a surprising victory against the Persian forces. This defeat prompted Darius to reconsider his plans for further invasion. However, his ambitions were ultimately left unfulfilled as he died in 486 BCE, and his son Xerxes I later launched a second invasion of Greece, leading to significant battles such as Thermopylae and Salamis.
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.
Why was the battle of plataea so important?
After the Persian navy had been defeated in 480 at Salamis, the Greek cities were able to concentrate and defeat the Persian army, ending the invasion of peninsular Greece.
What was the significance of the Battle of Plataea?
The Persian navy was defeated at Salamis and Mycale which removed that threat. The Persian army defeat at Plataea which finally collapsed their invasion of Greece when the land threat was also removed.
What was the significance of battle of plataea?
The Persian navy was defeated at Salamis and Mycale which removed that threat. The Persian army defeat at Plataea which finally collapsed their invasion of Greece when the land threat was also removed.
