Greek-Persian Battles

Question 1

Battle Of Marathon

Answer 1

490
Motivation of revenge and power by Darius
Avoided Delos, but brunt temples in Naxos and Eretria
Callimachus decided on attacking the Persians after a debate
Miltiades led the attack, they attacked at night
Athenians + Plateans won battle

Question 2

Thermopylae

Answer 2

480
Mostly Spartan forces and was led by Leonidas
Greeks had 7k soldiers while Xerxes had around 250K
There was debates on where the battle should take place
A betrayer called Ephialtes told the Persians of a certain pass
Leonidas retreated his troops on the final day due to different conflicting reasons, loss of hope or afraid, he however died

Question 3

Artemisium

Answer 3

Happened at the same time as Thermopylae
inconclusive naval arrangements
Persians sent 200 ships in hopes of trapping the Greeks but Thermistocles brought in a squadron
They quickly retreated when hope was lost

Question 4

Battle of Salamis

Answer 4

Naval battle between Greek and Persia 480 after Thermopylae
Greeks regrouped at Salamis
Athens had evacuated their ppl due to Persian attacks there
Thermistocles wanted to fight at Salamis, Adeimantus, Corinthian opposed him but T won after threatening him
He wrote that Corinth went away but some say was false- he was anti-Corinth

Question 5

Battle of Platea

Answer 5

479, Mardonius charges towards Athens to discover it was evacuated
Athens asked for help from Sparta against them and they led to attack
Herodotus applauds Pausanias for this victory

Question 6

Mycale

Answer 6

Same day as Platea
Main credit goes to the Athenians along with help from Corinth
King Leotycidas and Athenian Xanthippus went for combat