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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
Who fought in the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars?
Persian War: a coalition of the southern Greek city-states versus an expeditionary force from Persia with its local Greek allies.
Peloponnesian War: the Athenian league/empire versus a mainly Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
How did Salamis war lead to the Plataea war?
These were not wars - they were two battles in the Persian invasion of Greece 480-479 BCE.
The Persian plan was to threaten the Greek cities with amphibious invasion so that they would have to keep their armies at home to protect their own cities. This would enable the Persian army to pick off the cities one by one.
Some of the Greek city-states sided with Persia. The southern ones formed an alliance to resist. Their plan was to defeat the Persian navy first so that the sea threat to their cities was ended and they could then send out their armies to combine against the Persian army. Their combined navy could also cut the Persian supply fleet from Asia on which the Persian army depended.
The Greek plan began with holding the pass at Thermopylae to force the Persian navy to try to turn the position by sea to let the Persian army advance into southern Greece. The Greek fleet was stationed nearby at the Artemesion strait, waiting to pounce. Unfortunately for the Greek coalition they lost this sea battle of Artemesion and had to withdraw south to try Plan B which was to defeat the Persian fleet at Salamis. The force at Thermopylae, having no further use, was withdrawn, covered by the Spartan and Thespian contingents who sacrificed themselves to let the others get away.
The Greek fleet engaged the Persian fleet again in the strait at Salamis and won this time. With the coming winter the Persian army had to withdraw to northern Greece to find sustenance for its soldiers and horses. As well, the remnant of its fleet had to withdraw back to safety in Asia Minor, and with the supply fleet unable to operate without its protection, half the Persian army had to return to Asia.
In the spring of the next year (479 BCE) the Greek cities, no longer threatened by the Persian navy, were able to send out their armies to combine to defeat the half-strength Persian army and its Greek allies at Plataea, winning a victory which ended the invasion. The Greek fleet simultaneously captured the rump of the Persian navy at Mycale in Asia Minor.
What happened to Agamemnon after the fall of troy?
Agamemnon , upon his return home from Troy , was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra's lover Aegisthus .
What caused the Battle of Plataea 479 B.C?
Persia had invaded mainland Greece. A coakition of Greek city-stated defeated the Persian navy in 480 BCE. The following year they assembled their armies at Plataia to defeat the Persian army and so finish off the Persian invasion.
How many soldiers fought at Thermopylae?
On the Greek side 8,000.
On the Persian side, there were 180,000 in the area, but only a few thousand were engaged at any time.
How many Persians fought in the Battle of Plataea?
About 90,000 with 40,000 Greek allies on their side.
What was a Spartan foot soldier?
A Spartan foot soldier was a citizen of the city state of Sparta and is known as a Hoplite who was heavily armoured and fought within a tightly knit infantry formation known as a phalanx . ~ Look to the related link below for additional information .
What battle was it that Darius was defeated by the Greeks?
Darius the Great's commander Datis came to grief at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC (First Persian invasion of Greece) .
What were the roman wars against Carthage called?
They were called the Punic Wars. There were three Punic Wars and the name came from the Roman word for Phoenician as Carthage was located in the territory that used to belong to the Phoenicians.
What is written in the Thermopylae memorial?
There are several. One is:
"Stranger, announce to the Spartans that herewe lie, having fulfilled their orders."
Did the Greeks win the battle of Thermopylae?
They did not, the Persians won; the Greeks were WAAY outnumbered.
What conflict resulted in the peloponnesian war?
The Peloponnesian war resulted from conflict between the democratic Athens and oligarchic Sparta. This war wrought subtler changes to the Greek society.
How fast do Roman chariots go?
A Roman chariot will only go as fast as its horse(s) can run; usually this means around 30mph.
Who was defeated at the battle of Thermopylae?
A small army of contingents from Greek cities led by Sparta withdrew when its mission of blocking the Thermopylai Pass was completed. The Spartan and Thespian contingents remained behind, sacrificing themselves to cover the withdrawal of the others.
What countries were involved in the thermopylae battle?
The Battle of Thermopylae - Order of battle :
Spartans 300
Lacedaemonians/Perioeci 900
Spartan helots 900
Mantineans 500
(other Peloponnesians sent with Leonidas)
Tegeans 500
Arcadian Orchomenos 120
Other Arcadians 1,000
Corinthians 400
Phlians 200
Mycenaeans 80
Total Peloponnesians 3,100
Thespians (The Sacred Band) 700
Malians - 1,000
Thebans 400 400
Phocians 1,000 1,000
Opuntian Locrians
[Numbers subject to revision.]
Did Thermistocles hold back Xerxes' army at the battle of Thermopylae?
The Athenian general Themistocles commanded the major Athenian component of the Greek fleet which engaged the Persian fleet in the Artemesion strait bedside the Thermopylai pass.
The object of holding the pass was to precipitate this sea battle to destroy the Persian amphibious threat to the southern Greek cities. The Greeks lost, and the pass was abandoned as having no further use.
The Greeks tried again in the strait at Salamis near Athens and defeated the Persian navy.
The blocking force at Thermopylai pass was commanded by the Spartan general King Leonides.
Who were the tribes that the Aztecs fought with?
The Aztecs fought with many tribes, including the Texlacans, the Huaxtec, the Purempecha, Mayans,and the spanish conquistadors
What city state won the battle of Salamis?
None. There were about 30 city-states providing warships for the Greek coalition in the battl against the Persian fleet.
What did king Leonidas do to impact history?
The Spartan king , along with others , led a valiant resistance to Persian invasion .
What happened on the first day of the battle thermopylae?
The Greek blocking force held the pass while the naval engagement in the adjacent strait at Artemesion began.
Who was the commander of the Athens' navy during the battle of Thermopylae?
The Athenian navy was part of the southern Greek fleet which fought the sea battle at Artemesion in the strait next to the pass of Thermopylae. The Athenian component was commanded by Themistocles.
Did the battle of Thermopylae happen before the Trojan war?
Trojan War 12th Century BCE.
Thermopylai 480 BCE.
