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The Athenian army waited for reinforcement from Sparta, but then they saw the Persian cavalry being embarked on ships they rushed down and defeated the inferior Persian infantry without their cavalry protection.
Then, realisng that the Persian cavalry was being rowed around to attack the city whose gates would be opened by traitors, they ran back 26 miles over the hills to form up in front of the city just as the persia cavalry was being disembarked. The persians went home.
Try doing a Marathon run carrying armour, shield, weapons and wearing sandals.
The Athenians and Plataeans were waiting in the hills around the plain, where the Persian cavalry couldn't get at them, for reinforcements from Sparta. The observed the Persian cavalry being loaded onto ships and rushed down and defeated the inferior unarmoured Persian infantry unprotected by their cavalry.
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∙ 7y agoIt was the city of Athens against a Persian expeditionary force sent to bring it under control after it interfered in a war in Asia Minor. The Athenians were lurking in the hills around the plain of Marathon where the Persian cavalry couldn't get at them, waiting for reinforcement fro Sparta. They saw the Persian cavalry being loaded on ships and seized the opportunity to run down and defeat the inferior Persian infantry now not protected by their cavalry.
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∙ 7y agoThe Athenians and their Plataean allies lurked in the hills around the Plain of Marathon where the Persian cavalry couldn't get at them, awaiting reinforcements from Sparta to arrive. On the tenth day they saw the Persian cavalry being loaded onto ships, and seized the opportunity, running down and defeating the inferior Persian infantry no longer protected by their cavalry.
Then the Athenians woke up where the Persian cavalry was headed - to Athens where traitors were waiting to open the gates for them to take the undefended city. The Athenian army of 18,000 ran back over the hills 26 miles to Athens and formed up jut as the Persian cavalry was disembarking. The Persians went home.
This 26 mile run by the 18,000 Athenian soldiers is today commemorated by the Marathon race. However today's pampered athletes don't have to run in sandals carrying armour, weapons and shields as did those tough original runners.
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∙ 11y agoThey waited until the Persians embarked their cavalry and attacked the inferior Persian infantry which was no longer protected by the cavalry.
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∙ 7y agoIt was the Athenians and their Plataian allies. They waited until the Persian cavalry was being embarked on ships and then ran down and defeated the unsupported inferior Persian infantry.
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∙ 11y agoSoldiers of the city-states of Athens and Plataia.
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∙ 11y agoThe Athenians, yes.
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Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persians?
They adopted a superior strategy of first defeating the Persian navy, and cutting off their sea supply line. The Persians had to send half their army home for the winter, and the Greeks united the city-state armies to defeat the depleted Persian army.
Why did the Athenians beat the Persians?
In the early stages from 499 BCE when Persia dominated, they were able to use Greek inter-city rivalries and disunity, ease of bribing their leaders, and in the field, the superiority of their cavalry and the fleets, which latter they levied from Phoenecia, Egypt and the Ionian Greeks as well. As the Greeks gained more cohesion and the will to combine for their common defence, they were able to consistently defeat the Persians on sea and land, until Persia agreed to peace in 449 BCE.
What were the results of the Greeks defeat of the Persians?
A fifty-year war ensued 499-449 BCE, progressive battles swinging increasingly to the Greeks. Eventually the Persians gave up trying to impose peace on the Greeks and left them alone to go back to fighting amongst each other.
Why were the Greeks able to uniquly slow the Persian advance at themompoly?
To reach Athens, the Persians wanted to go through a narrow pass called Themopylae. Fortunately for the Athenians, it was guarded by 300 Spartan soldiers who were famous for their strength and courage. They were led by Leonidas, the Spartan King. This way the Greeks were able to slow down the the Persian advance. The Spartan soldiers were killed to the last man.
Who lost the battle of marathon?
The Persian infantry at Marathon was mostly composed of lightly armoured troops, who couldn't stand up to the armoured warriors of the Athenian infantry. However the Athenians had few cavalry, and the strong Persian cavalry evened up the equation.The Athenians stayed in the hills for 10 days so that the Persian cavalry couldn't get at them. Then they saw the cavalry being embarked on the ships, so freed of that threat, they rushed down and defeated the hapless Persian infantry. However the cavalry got away, being rowed around Cape Sunion to get into Athens while its army was preoccupied at Marathon.Fortunately for the Athenians they woke up to what was happening, and ran back over the hills just in time to intercept the Persian cavalry as it landed in front of the city. Frustrated, the Persian force returned home.
Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persians at the Plain of Marathon?
It was the Athenian and Plataian armies, which defeated the inferior Persian infantry caught without its cavalry support.
What was important about that Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.?
The Battle of Marathon was a turning point during the first Persian invasion of Greece. The Persians vastly outnumbered the Greeks on the battlefield, but the Greeks were able to defeat them. The Greeks charged the Persian troops with a thin weaker line, while the Greeks' left and right flanks consisted of stronger troops who quickly surrounded the Persian troops and attacked them on both sides. It was a crushing defeat for the Persians, and the battle convinced the Greeks that while the Persian Empire had vast armies and archers, it was possible to defeat them.
Why were Greeks able defeat persions plain marathon?
Because the Persians didn't have patience and sent the horsemen in first and the strongest in the boat leaving their weakest variable to Greek attack. The Greeks won even though they were outnumbered, because of the general's mistake of not waiting for the Greeks to come to the Persian forces.
Why were the Greeks able to beat Persians in the battle of marathon?
It was the army of Athens and its ally Plataia. They waited until the Persians were loading their cavalry on ships and attacked the inferior Persian infantry left without their cavalry support.
Did the Persians defeat the Greeks?
In the early stages from 499 BCE when Persia dominated, they were able to use Greek inter-city rivalries and disunity, ease of bribing their leaders, and in the field, the superiority of their cavalry and the fleets, which latter they levied from Phoenecia, Egypt and the Ionian Greeks as well. As the Greeks gained more cohesion and the will to combine for their common defence, they were able to consistently defeat the Persians on sea and land, until Persia agreed to peace in 449 BCE.
Was the Byzantian general Belisarius able to defeat the Persians?
No.
In the battle of marathon how were the Spartans able to hold off such a large Persian army?
The Spartans, alongside other Greeks were able to hold the Persians by fighting in the narrow pass of Thermopylae with the sea on one side and cliffs on the other. They were a…
Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persians?
They adopted a superior strategy of first defeating the Persian navy, and cutting off their sea supply line. The Persians had to send half their army home for the winter, and the Greeks united the city-state armies to defeat the depleted Persian army.
Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persisans on the plain of Marathon?
Because the supporting Persian fleet had left the army and sailed for Athens; and the Greek soldiers (the heavily armed and tactically well organized and professional Hoplites) did a better job manoeuvering and fighting than the lightly armed and more loosely organized Persian soldiers. Tactically, the Athenians drew the Persians into a trap by withdrawing in the center while advancing on the flanks, thus enveloping the Persians. The Athenians were able to cut down many of the fleeing Persians while they were attempting to reembark on the remaining ships.
Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persian on the plain of the Marathon?
Many reasons include;- Greeks had good strong communication lines- Greeks had knowledge of tactics thanks to Themistocles- Greeks received help from Sparta- Gks have defensive position on the hills- Charge at a run - you march into war, not run - surprised the Persians- Phalanx encircles and surrounds Persians- Persians were cut down in the marshes- Miltiades strength and strategy give Gks sense of capability -"Callimachus was the leader of the campaign, but the success must be attributed to Miltiades." Bury and Meiggs- Absence of the Persian cavalry (had expected to bypass the army and sail straight to Athens)- Gk hoplites far more disciplined and with better fighting methods and armour- Persians lightly clad with wicker shields, little armour- Motivation of democracy a driving force
Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persian's on the plain of marathon?
Many reasons include;- Greeks had good strong communication lines- Greeks had knowledge of tactics thanks to Themistocles- Greeks received help from Sparta- Gks have defensive position on the hills- Charge at a run - you march into war, not run - surprised the Persians- Phalanx encircles and surrounds Persians- Persians were cut down in the marshes- Miltiades strength and strategy give Gks sense of capability -"Callimachus was the leader of the campaign, but the success must be attributed to Miltiades." Bury and Meiggs- Absence of the Persian cavalry (had expected to bypass the army and sail straight to Athens)- Gk hoplites far more disciplined and with better fighting methods and armour- Persians lightly clad with wicker shields, little armour- Motivation of democracy a driving force
Was the battle of Plataea turning point for the Greeks?
After destroying Persian sea power at the battle of Salamis, they were able to defeat their army, and so end the attempt by the Persians to incorporate the cities of mainland Greece into the Persian Empire.
