Xerxes Flashcards
how many Greek were there at the battle of thermoplyae?
7000 greeks
How long did Xerxes spend prepearing for his invasion of Greece?
4 years
How long did Xerxes spend prepearing for his invasion of Greece?
4 years
How big do Historians recon the size of his army was?
between 60 to 80 thousnad men at most it was 120 thousand men
what examples do we have of Xerxes showing off his might in his prepearation to the invasion of Greece?
he cut a canal through mount athos, he built 2 beidges over the hellaspont. he got 120thousand men.
Xerxes took all his friends and family with him in the invasion of greece what infrences can we make from this?
we can tell that Xerxes is all or nothing becuase he has taken everything with him.
we can also tell that Xerxes is confident in his invasion.