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How did the battle of Thermopylae help Athens Evan though the Greeks lost?
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∙ 13y ago
It bought time.
If the battle hadn't taken place then the Athenians would not have been able to retreat around the coast and eventually use its navy to mount a counter-attack.
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How did the battle of thermopylae help atenseven though the Greeks lost?
it did not help them. They had already evacuated Athens and after the Persians advance frof Thermopylai they burnt and looted the city.
How did the battle Thermopylae help Athens even though the Greeks lost?
The Greeks lost in the battle of the hot gates, but the 300 held the place for the rest of the army and navy to win now that the 3 days that were forbidden to fight were over.
How did the battle of thermopylae help Athens even though they lost?
Athens was not involved in the delaying action at Thermopylae Pass. Its manpower was fully occupied manning its fleet as part of the southern Greek fleet at the battle of Artemisia Holding the Pass at Thermopylae was designed to force the Persians to try to outflank the bottleneck by sea, and the Greek fleet was waiting to pounce. The Greeks lost the sea battle and the Thermopylae force, its mission no longer relevant, was withdrawn. This exposed Athens to the advancing Persian army. They evacuated the city and it was occupied by the Persians. So Athens was not helped by Thermopylae.
How did the battle of thermopylae help Athens even though though greeks lost?
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
How did the battle of Thermopylae help Athens though the Greeks lost?
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
How did the battle of Thermopylae help even though the Greeks lost?
It did not. Athens was occupied by the Persians, its people evacuated and given refuge in southern Greek cities and its forces were embarked on its fleet to help defeat the Persians at sea.
How did the battle of thermopylae help Athens even though th Greeks lost?
It didn't help them as it failed in its purpose. Athens had been evacuated, and the Persians looted and burned the city in reparation for the Athenians having been involved in the burning of the Persian provincial capital of Sardis nearly 20 years earlier.
Ancient greek battles?
The Battle of Thermopylae and Marathon. The marathon we know today is because the runner from the battle ran all the way back to Athens which was twenty-six miles. These battles were against the Persians though.
Which was first the first example of direct democracy?
Greeks, most notably Athens; though only males citizens could participate.
What was the name of the Persian Army during the rule of Darius and Xerxes?
The Persians greatest army was The Immortals. There were about 10,000 of them and as soon as one died another Immortal replaced him. They were all specially trained warriors. They also had smaller weaker army that were defeated at Thermopylae. The Greeks and Spartans were defeated though because a Greek spy told the Persians a way around the pass of Thermopylae and the Greeks and Spartans were surrounded.
How many soldiers did Persia have at the battle of Thermopylae?
180,000, though not all were commtted as the pass was narrow and only a few thousand could be deployed at any one time.
What was significant about the battle at thermopylae?
It succeded in its purpose to provoke a sea battle in the nearby Artemesion strait, though the sea battle failed. The Spartan decision to stay and die holding the pass to allow their allies to retreat safely stands as a symbol of self-sacrifice for others.
