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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.
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What did King Leonidas of Sparta believe?
King Leonidas became the object of Spartan hero cult worship, and he stands as the personification of Greek bravery against overwhelming odds. His main belief was that Spartan warriors never surrender
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Once, when someone said that Leonidas was no better than anyone else, aside from the fact that he was the king, he replied, "If I were not better than you, I would not be king." Clearly, he believed in himself as a leader.
Where was the Persian army helped by a greek traitor?
The battle of Thermopylae where Persian forces were able to use a little known mountain trail to outflank the Greeks during the battle .
Why didn't the Spartans fight during the Ionian Revolt?
According to Herodotus , Cleomenes's young daughter Gorgo warned Cleomenes not to trust a man who threatened to corrupt him . Aristagoras promised the Spartan king Cleomenes an easy victory over the Persians in addition to Persian riches .
Why did king leondias go into battle?
in the battle of thermopylae, he received a request from confederated greek forces to aid in defending Greece against the Persian invasion.
What is the first war of human history?
As cursive writing was only invented in the 9 th Century BCE, our records are limited for earlier on. We have brief inscriptions in Egypt and Mesopotamia from the second and third millennia BCE, but nothing earlier, though the archaeological evidence and our knowledge of the way human beings act tell us that there were endless battles in the previous millennia. So the answer to the question has to be 'We don't know'.
Asking questions about first, last, biggest, smallest etc is rather unproductive as someone can usually think of something earlier, later etc etc. It is better to concentrate on what happened and why.
What led to the battle of Thermopylae?
Persia invaded Greece to bring it within its empire. The southern Greek coalition decided to force a sea battle as the first step to defeating the invasion, so they blocked the pass at Thermopylai to force the Persians to try to outflank it by sea and so fight the combined Greek fleet.
Unfortunately for the Greeks they lost the sea battle at nearby Artemesion, so the Thermopylai land force had no further use and was withdrawn. The Spartan force and the Thespiaaans stayed behind to let the rest get away clear, and were killed to a man in an heroic self sacrifice.
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What were the combatants of the Peloponnesian War?
The Peloponnesian war was fought between the city states of ancient Greece with leading cities Athens and its allies vs Sparta and its allies. It lasted 27 years and Athens was defeated. Overall the total number of city states lost power and prepared the field for the Macedonian rule that followed.
Why the peloponnesian war was fought?
Athens' expansionist activities were opposed by the Peloponnesian League headed by Sparta. Continuing Athenian pressure on cities outside its empire resulted in a series of clashes which led to war between the two power blocs.
What was the effect did the athenian runner have on the battle of marathon?
"Nike!" The runner announced "Victory!" over the Persians at the battle of Marathon .
What happened in the war thermopylae?
It was not a war, it was three days of holding the pass and then withdrawing.
Which water route did the people of Aksum use to trade with the Romans?
The Red Sea. Something you should have learned in Social Studies. :)
What happened after the death of the 300 Spartans in Greece?
The Persian army went on to torch the city of Athens .
What features did the public toilets built by the Romans have?
All of the public toilets built by the Romans had a running water system to flush away waste. They also had a trough of running water which contained the "tersoria" or sponge-sticks for personal hygiene. The seats could be of various materials, such as wood or stone or even marble.
How many Athenians were in the battle of Marathon?
9,000 heavy infantry and 9,000 light infantry, plus 2,000 Platean allies.
Did ancient Athenians fight in wars?
Yes the athenians did they faught in the first and second Persian wars and the also fought the Spartans which led to their downfall because they got the plague and then the Spartans beat them and destroyed them so they fought in three recorded wars and they could have possibly been in the Trojan war but that itself is a myth.
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The Greek world was in a state of constant warfare between the several hundred city-states which existed. Much the same as today, when hardly a year goes past without a war somewhere in the world. That's the nature of mankind.
These wars were fought between cities, sometimes combinations into leagues, sometimes individually. Most were Greeks versus Greeks, but sometines against othe peoples, either to invade or oppose invasion. Athens was a regular participant in all this.
So yes, ancient Athenians fought in many wars. All property owners were required to be part of the Athenian army as armoured warriors, and the non-propertied ones who could not afford armour were drafted as auxiliaries - light infantry and missile men.
Why did Roman soldiers have there weapons buried with them?
It sounds like you are confusing Roman burial customs with other cultures. The Romans, for the most part did not bury their weapons with them. Perhaps a distinguished officer might have this type of burial, but only rarely and only if he were buried in the first place. Now, the Romans did inter or bury their dead at certain times, but for the most part they cremated their dead. ( It would be difficult to get a sword into a jar of ashes.) At any rate, the soldier was normally cremated and his ashes sent home to his family. If he did not specifically bequeath his sword or knife, his only personal weapons, to someone, his weapons were taken and given out to someone else.
