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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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Which two battles show Greece's power and cleverness in defeating Persia?
Salamis 480 BCE. Plataia 479 BCE.
What was the first country the ancient Romans conquered?
There were no countries in the sense of that word used today. Rome's neighbours, when it began as a city-state with a territory of perhaps 80 square kilometres (50 sqm) were other city states and different Latin tribes and peoples. After the harvest was in, the Consuls performed the religious rites and each enlisted a legion. This force had the task of either stealing land from neighbours or defending its land against neighbours as occasion required.
As on average it won more fights than it lost, it gradually absorbed the nearby Etruscan cities and the plains of Latium to the south.
Yes , the city of Troy exists as an archeological site located in Turkey .
Why did the battle of Kadesh happen?
Egypt and the Hittites both claimed rulership of the Palestine/Syria area.
The Hitties encouraged the cities to revolt.
The city of Kadesh led a revolt.
Egypt decided to put it down to assert its sovereignty.
This culminated in the battle.
What was the first empire in history?
It depends how you define an empire. One take is that Sargon of Akkad established an empire (the Akkadian Empire) along the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia which lasted from 2300 to 2200 BCE.
What was the cause of the Peloponnesian war through an Athenian's view point?
The Athenian view was that Sparta was jealous of Athens' preeminence in the Hellenic world. The ultimate sticking point was Sparta's demand that Athens should withdraw the ruinous trade embargo against Megara, one of Sparta's allies. The Athenian viewpoint was that if they acceded to this, they would be effectively obeying Sparta's orders, and thereafter expect other orders to follow. Athens saw itself as strategically more powerful than the Spartan alliance, having the revenues from its empire to maintain its dominant naval power, and the ability to defend itself behind the city and long walls, with access to the sea to resupply itself. It saw no reason to accede to Spartan demands, which would also weaken and threaten its standing in its empire.
How long did the battle of salamis take?
Approximately 1 month! :D
The question you mean is :
how long did the battle of salamis last? ;)
What happened to Roman soldiers when they misbehaved?
The usual punishment for routine offences was for the centurion to beat them with a vine rod. There was one centurion nicknamed Cedo Alteram (give me another) because he was so vigorous in handing out this punishment that he broke the rod. For serious offences, the punishment could be death. This was the case with sleeping on sentry duty. While this sounds harsh, if a sentry could not warn of an enemy attack on a camp, the whole legion could be lost, so a quite ruthless approach was quite properly adopted. Another serious punishment was decimation. When a legion failed to act properly in battle, a severe exemplary punishment was used. The word is misapplied today as if it meant that a majority was killed. Rather, one of the centuries of a legion was selected by lot, and one in ten of that century was selected by lot, which meant that a few men were subjected to ultimate punishment which included emasculation and whipping to death with religious ritual in front of the assembled legion. The object was to instill in the onlookers a sense of meeting their obligations. Crassus did this to the legions he inherited who had run away before Spartacus in the slave revolt, to stiffen their resolve in his upcoming campaign.
Why did the Peloponnesian wars begin?
The Peloponnesian League, set up to limit Athens' expansionist ambitions, drew a line at Athens' persecution of Megara. Athens was confident enough of its power to refuse to back down.
Did Xerxes crucifying Leonidas body backfire on him?
Xerxes didn't cricify Leonidas. After he was killed in battle he had his head impaled on a pike. There is no record of any outcome of this act. Xerxes lost his war because of defeat in the sea battle of Salamis which had nothing to do with Leonidas.
How many battles were there in the Peloponnesian War?
You can find them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloponnesian_War
Why was the battle of Actium important?
It brought the Roman civil War to an end and allowed the beginning of stability within the Roman Empire.
Did the Romans occupy Spain for seven centuries?
Rome invaded Spain in 218 BCE, they lost the last vestige of control somewhere around 400 AD. They did not occupy Spain for 700 years.
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When was the first joint operation in military history?
We have no knowledge of what the first of anything is, as our records go back only so far.
Presumably 'joint' means a joint effort by two or all of army, navy, air force. Early military activities did not really discriminate between army and navy. As an example the rowers in the Iliad became soldiers when ashore. It was not until there was a definite establishment of navies and armies that such a phrase as joint operation became valid, and consequently 'first' has little meaning.
However an early example of a joint operation was the Thermopylai-Artemesion operation during the Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BCE. The Greek defence strategy was to eliminate the threat of the Persian war fleet. As it was superior to their own war fleet, they needed to engage it in narrow waters to neutralise the numbers and better ships. So they selected the strait between the mainland and island of Euboia. They then blocked the land route with a small force at the pass of Thermopylae to force the Persians to attempt to outflank it with their navy, which would allow a sea battle in the strait.
This was therefore a good early example of a joint effort of naval and land forces to achieve a desired effect. Unfortunately the Greeks got the worst of the sea engagement, so it was not a successful one in achieving that desired effect.
What was called the Trojan War was in all probability a coordinated series of piratical raids by people from the Greek mainland, targeted on all along the coast of Asia Minor, apparently in the 12th Century BCE. From the tenuous record of the legendary Iliad, there was an initial failed attack on Troy, the raiders dispersed to loot the coastal and island cities around to the south, and returned ten years later for another go at Troy which succeeded.
How long did the battle of Philippi last?
There were actually two battles Philippi in October 42 BCE - two weeks apart. The first was a draw, the second was the final win by Antonius and Octavianus over the murderers of Caesar - Cassius and Brutus. Each battle lasted a day.
Who conquered many Germanic tribes and pushed on into Roman territory?
Goths, Vandals, Alans ___________________________________ The Huns pushed into Roman territory through the Pripet Marshes while searching for a lost horse. Before that, they drove the Visigoths and Vandals into Roman territory. The Ostrogoths, Gepids, Alans, and other Germanic tribes were either conquered or peacefully assimilated into the Hun Army. The Huns may also have been responsible for bringing the Plague to Europe, carried by mice, the skins of which were used to make Hun garments.
What was the first sport ever recorded in the world?
Wrestling is believed to be one of the oldest sports in the world, with evidence of its existence dating back to ancient civilizations such as Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Its history can be traced back thousands of years, making it one of the earliest recorded sports.
What was helen's role in the trojan war?
She was the excuse for the Achaeans to go on their ten year looting expedition of Asia Minor.
What kind of weapons did the ancient Athenians use?
mainly spears used a lances. They also carried swords, and had archers in support.
