A Short Summary Of What Transpired During The Greek Persian Wars
History back in the BC eras was an amazing thing. Reading about them seemed like a matter of fiction. The development of the civilization of mankind was in itself always an interesting read. Geographical differences made up for different cultures and humans were eventually able to grow into a species that became exceedingly territorial. Wars were a matter of obtaining land and power from one empire to another.
Wars are prevalent in the ancient world since fighting for territory is one way to know who has always been more powerful. Mankind has always had the tendency of greed for power. This too has been documented in so many ancient literary works. One of the greatest wars fought was the Greek Persian Wars. All of it starting with the Persians invading Ionia, a state in Greece.
This was such an epic story that a movie adaptation was made about it, called 300. The Greek uprising against the Persian invasion started when Anatolia rebelled and fought back. Unfortunately, Greece lost this battle but was able to forewarn Athens and Eretria.
One notable thing about Persia as a military force is how they focus more on numbers. This does not mean they necessarily won those battles. During an encounter in Plataea Greece had to face Persia and only suffered 192 losses over the 6,400 from the larger army.
After the loss, Persia decides to return 10 years later and this time was lead by Xerxes, the successor of Cyrus the Great. This started a string of defeats for the Persian army since there might have been ample time for the Greeks to prepare. This was such a notable part of history that there was a movie made to tell the story.
You can tell that Persia was not invested in the tactical methods of war. When they were heading to one of the battles their soldiers suffered from losses while they advanced slowly. Greece at the time handed the command for the army to Sparta.
The fight lasted for about three days at a place near the see while Persia tried to spring a surprise attack at the Greek fleet. Greek was well informed and attacked the main fleet instead. Luckily for Greece, their soldiers were already at the port when a bad storm strike. Persia lost a squadron from the same storm.
After a battle that happened for two days in Thermopylae the Persians were on the losing end. Greece was about to win the war but a traitor tried to turn the tables around. This traitor suggested that the Persian army go behind the route the Spartans were going to take. General Leonidas from Sparta was wise enough to let the army go back home to safety after the battle in Thermopylae, leaving only a few to fight the surprise attack.
Even when there was a great battle happening between Greece and Persia, the latter was already able to influence some parts. The people from Northern Greece joined Xerxes to attack their motherlands fleet. This resulted to the incineration of Athens. Athenians remained safe since they were evacuated before any of the burning happened.
Wars are prevalent in the ancient world since fighting for territory is one way to know who has always been more powerful. Mankind has always had the tendency of greed for power. This too has been documented in so many ancient literary works. One of the greatest wars fought was the Greek Persian Wars. All of it starting with the Persians invading Ionia, a state in Greece.
This was such an epic story that a movie adaptation was made about it, called 300. The Greek uprising against the Persian invasion started when Anatolia rebelled and fought back. Unfortunately, Greece lost this battle but was able to forewarn Athens and Eretria.
One notable thing about Persia as a military force is how they focus more on numbers. This does not mean they necessarily won those battles. During an encounter in Plataea Greece had to face Persia and only suffered 192 losses over the 6,400 from the larger army.
After the loss, Persia decides to return 10 years later and this time was lead by Xerxes, the successor of Cyrus the Great. This started a string of defeats for the Persian army since there might have been ample time for the Greeks to prepare. This was such a notable part of history that there was a movie made to tell the story.
You can tell that Persia was not invested in the tactical methods of war. When they were heading to one of the battles their soldiers suffered from losses while they advanced slowly. Greece at the time handed the command for the army to Sparta.
The fight lasted for about three days at a place near the see while Persia tried to spring a surprise attack at the Greek fleet. Greek was well informed and attacked the main fleet instead. Luckily for Greece, their soldiers were already at the port when a bad storm strike. Persia lost a squadron from the same storm.
After a battle that happened for two days in Thermopylae the Persians were on the losing end. Greece was about to win the war but a traitor tried to turn the tables around. This traitor suggested that the Persian army go behind the route the Spartans were going to take. General Leonidas from Sparta was wise enough to let the army go back home to safety after the battle in Thermopylae, leaving only a few to fight the surprise attack.
Even when there was a great battle happening between Greece and Persia, the latter was already able to influence some parts. The people from Northern Greece joined Xerxes to attack their motherlands fleet. This resulted to the incineration of Athens. Athenians remained safe since they were evacuated before any of the burning happened.
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