Persian Wars: The Persian War

The Persian Wars, fought between Greece and Persia, were one of the most significant wars fought in the Middle East/Mediterranean. Greece and Persia had similar, yet different, techniques of fighting the war, which could have been why all of the wars were dominated by Greece. Greece used a complex formation called the Phalanx, whom used cohesion and strength to dominate the Persians. While the Persians were innovative and well-led, they still did not beat the Greeks and lost the war. The Persian Wars were a major contribution to the unification of Greece, which leads to the uprising and domination of the Greeks.
To elaborate on, the Persians and the Greeks had different techniques of fighting. The Athenians, a subcategory of the Greeks, had a defined, complex formation called the Phalanx. This formation fought with cohesion and heavy armor (Bulliet, 119). As for the Spartans, their whole life revolved around their contributions to their empire. Starting their training at the early age of 7, Spartans dedicated all of their time to making this the best military to date (123). On the other hand, Persians had a naval state of mind, which allowed them to project their power farther than what would have been possible with the Hoplite militia …show more content…
On one end, the Greeks are manipulative and smart, but the Persians are innovative and well-led. The Athenians began the war by defeating a small, light army of the Persians at Marathon. Following that, Persia invaded Athens, but because the Athenians were smart, they invaded the city and were ready for the attack. As the Spartans were the best military of this time, they defeated Xerxes’ brilliant invasion. The Persians used a “bridge” to attack (http://home.wlu.edu/~mahonj/Ancient_Philosophers/Persian_war.htm). The innovation in this strategy was unlike any other before, and gave the Persians the advantage of strength and alertness over