Battle of Plataea

Outline: How the war started/background Marathon Thermopylae Salamis Plataea After the war Legacies Persian/Greco-Persian Wars - 492-449 BC Between Greece and Persia Most intense fighting - 490-479 BC Persia 2 invasions against Greece Darius ruled Persia 522-486 BC Expanding rapidly, especially into Europe, Ionia, Thrace, Macedonia Wanted to take over Greece next (Athens) Ionia - rebelled against Persian satrap 500-494 BC known as Ionian Rebellion Satrap - provincial governor in ancient Persia…

strategic military tactics at the battle of Marathon. He strengthened his flank and lured the Persians in, and then surrounded them and attacked their flanks. King Darius had 26,000 soldiers and the Greek’s had 9,000 soldiers, and they still were successful. After King Darius I his son Xerxes returned and defeated the Spartans at Thermopylae (480 B.C.). During 480 B.C. the Greeks won an important naval battle, and the following year the Spartans defeated the Persians at Plataea which ended the…

greatest upsets in military history. This pivotal battle pushed back the Persians for the time being, saved the city of Athens, and bought time for the Greek city-states to re-organize, preventing Greece and the rest of Europe from being subjugated under Persian rule. This unexpected triumph by the Athenians during the Battle of Marathon was pivotal in shaping Western Europe and positioning Europe to be a major power throughout history. The Battle of Marathon was vital to the survival of…

rebels were punished severely; King Darius I desired to avenge the disrespect towards his Empire, thus began to spread his Empire across all of Greece (BHAG p. 139-141). A memorable moment in the history of the Persian army is The Battle of Thermopylae. Although this battle seemed to be in king Leonidas’ favor due to the narrow battlefield which prevented the full force of the Persian army from battling, Xerxes was not willing to sit back and watch his men get slaughtered. There was a secret…

His father was Darius the Great and his mother was Atosa, who was the daughter of Cyrus the Great. With close relatives who were held in high esteem to the citizens, Xerxes did not have to do much to prove himself as a worthy ruler. After the battle of marathon, Xerxes father died. Xerxes decided to try and conquer Greece because his father had failed to do so. In 481 BCE, Xerxes began his conquest of Greece. There were many omens and signs that meant the conquest would end badly,…

Eleutheria: Freedom “Hanson daringly brings the facts to life and unearths the often surprising ways in which the past informs the present.” Western Civilization’s basic social norms and values traced back to Ancient Greece, were ultimately threatened by the overwhelming numbers and wrath of the Persian army. The Persians were distinctly divergent from the Ancient Greeks in the sense that their culture did not agree with the concepts of Western Civilization. An interesting fact talked about by…

Darius and Queen Atossa of the Persia Empire, the strongest and most feared empire in all the land at that point. Due to the Persian kings always being greatly involved in the wars, the king was to appoint an heir to succeed him in case he dies in battle. Questions immediately arose about who would be the next king of the Persia. Two candidates, Artobazanes and Xerxes, both being half brothers, attested that they were “legitimate heirs” of the Persian throne (Abbott, 29). The mother of…

subject. The Peloponnesian wars are an important turning point for Sparta in their struggle to maintain their impressive appearance to the other Greek poleis. Athens was known for its impressive naval power, whilst Sparta dominated in the land based battles. The Archidamian war, the first in many wars involving Sparta, Athens and their allies, appears to have begun due to the Spartans feeling threatened by Athens' increasing power. As a polis now known for its strength and military prowess,…

major battle happened at the Second Persian Invasion from 480 to 429Bc. It was the battle of Salamis under King Xerses. There were several authors reported this battle with different view. Therefore, this essay will establish that, whereas Herodotus portrays the battle of Salamis as though it occurred directly after the capture of Athens, Aeschylus who fought at the battle of Salamis potrays it from the Persian viewpoint and provides different information compared to Herodotus. The battle of…

Battle of the Coral Sea was one of the major battles that demonstrated the power and effectiveness of the Japanese military, and the work that U.S. had to put in to make their military better. This battle would make Japan empire expand around the pacific. Before the war has even started each sides of the battle had a plan for what they were going to do. Japan plans was to isolate Australia from the allies, and then invade the port city of Moresby. From this Japan now has the ability to have…