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Ancient Wars
The Ancient period is generally accepted as being 600 BCE to 500 CE, before which was the Archaic period, and after which began the Medieval period. However as there is not an Archaic Wars category, it is acceptable to post pre-500 BCE military questions in this area.
1,657 Questions
What was the population in Plataea Greece in 490BC?
We can only guess. It was able to produce 1,000 wariors to support the Athenians at the battle of Marathon. Using that as a multiplier, perhaps about 6,000.
What is the name of the Basque victor in the Battle of Roncevaux Pass?
Eneko Aritsa (Ãñigo Arista, 770? - 852) is the name of the Basque victor in the Battle of Roncevaux. According to Basque culture, the same name (and the same person, or a case of a father and son) receives credit for victory in both the first and second battles at Orreaga ("juniper [Juniperus spp] grove").
What happened when the Persian King Xerxes invaded the Greek Homeland?
His forces had an initial naval victory at Artemesion, but was then defeated at Salamis, Plataia and Mycale. The Persian invasion failed.
Are lemons bountiful and commonly used in greek cooking?
Yes. See: http://www.epicurious.com/tools/searchresults?search=Greek%20recipes%20with%20lemon
What is the battl of the 300 Spartans known as?
The Battle of Thermopylae is the historical name for the battle where the 300 Spartans fought.
Who was the spartan council who ruled Athens after the peleponesion war?
The Spartan council did not rule Athens.
Oui (Yes in French), she is real, but she lived a long time ago, in 406 A.D. This website
http://www.womenofchina.cn/Profiles/Women_in_History/4749.jsp
tells of two or three different Mulan's in the same era-Hua Mulan, and Zhao Mulan (I forget Mulan's surname (the third one-if there if one). Hope this helps!
He was King of Pontus and Armenia Minor in northern Anatolia from about 120-63 BCE. He opposed the expansion of the Rome, engaging in three wars, seeing off Sulla and Lucullus, but defeated by Pompey.
Darius.
Who was King Cryus I and what did he do?
Well King Cyrus he conquered Babylon and sent the Jews back to jeruselem their home. The Jews were sent their by Nebuchadnezzer the rular of Babylon. King Cyrus was the king of Persia.
Where did the Persians flee after 6400 men died at the battle of Marathon?
After the Battle of Marathon defeated the Persian infantry, the Athenian army ran home 26 miles over the hills back to their city to protect it from a Persian amphibious attack launched after the battle. The marathon runs today commemorate that run by 9,000 Athenian armored warriors and their 9,000 light infantry.
Was the end of the Persian invasion soon after the sea battle at Salamis?
The Greek city-states assembled their armies at Plataia the following year (479 BCE) and defeated the Persian army and its Greek allies.
Simultaneously the Greek fleet wiped out the remaining Persian fleet holed up at Mykale in Asia minor.
That was the end of the invasion.
Mainly because, of the western European naval powers, two of the three largest ones, France and England were so busy bashing each other up that Spain had free reign to do what it liked. Don't forget, though, that the Hundred Years' War finished nearly thirty years before colonization of the Americas began, which then took a further three centuries to complete. However, the exhaustion of France and England meant that Spain had a "head start".
Did Aeneas unite with the latins to conquer Italy?
No. Rome's dominance of Italy came nearly a thousand years after Aeneas' reputed death.
How did the battle of Thermopylae save thousands of Athens escape death?
It cost thousands of Greek lives.
The pass at Thermopylai was held to force a naval battle in which the Greek cities hoped to destroy the Persian navy. The sea battle failed, and the force defending the pass, having no further task, withdrew.
The Spartan contingent of 2,400 and the Thespian contingent of 1,400 continued to hold the pass, allowing 5,000 soldiers from other cities of the coalition to escape back to their cities before the Persian cavalry could break through and ride them down in open country.
It was a noble sacrifice.
What happened during the battles between Persia and the Greeks at Marathon Salamis and Thermopylae?
At Marathon and Salamis, the Greek cities defeated the Persian forces. At Thermopylai the Persian forces defeated the Greek cities.
