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.
This has given a clear picture of how different ancient civilizations worked and the systems that they build with regards to military, political, economical and government institutions. These have traversed through time and are the foundation of many institutions we have now. A notable war took place from 490 to 447 BC called the Greek Persian Wars.
Persia, now called Iran, has been conquering so many nations during this era and has reached Greece. They were starting to invade Ionia and with the leader being Cyrus the Great, a notable conqueror of empires. After Ionia, they proceeded to Anatolia, which unfortunately for the invaders, decided to have an uprising. The revolt was not a success but prompted the people from Athens and Eretria to prepare.
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.
In the film 300, they highlighted the battle of Thermopylae where a traitor gave the invaders important intel about the where abouts and strategy of the Spartan soldiers. This gave their position away but luckily Spartan General Leonidas was able to send many troops to the south for safety. This left the best of Spartan soldiers to fight in the ambush.
Despite the loss of Persia during this ambush, they were still able to push through with invading Athens and burning it down. There was not many casualties since the evacuation was efficient. At this same event, a battle of fleets was happening in a strait. This was led by Themistocles who used the narrowness of the strait against the opponent making them win that war.
This has given a clear picture of how different ancient civilizations worked and the systems that they build with regards to military, political, economical and government institutions. These have traversed through time and are the foundation of many institutions we have now. A notable war took place from 490 to 447 BC called the Greek Persian Wars.
Persia, now called Iran, has been conquering so many nations during this era and has reached Greece. They were starting to invade Ionia and with the leader being Cyrus the Great, a notable conqueror of empires. After Ionia, they proceeded to Anatolia, which unfortunately for the invaders, decided to have an uprising. The revolt was not a success but prompted the people from Athens and Eretria to prepare.
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.
In the film 300, they highlighted the battle of Thermopylae where a traitor gave the invaders important intel about the where abouts and strategy of the Spartan soldiers. This gave their position away but luckily Spartan General Leonidas was able to send many troops to the south for safety. This left the best of Spartan soldiers to fight in the ambush.
Despite the loss of Persia during this ambush, they were still able to push through with invading Athens and burning it down. There was not many casualties since the evacuation was efficient. At this same event, a battle of fleets was happening in a strait. This was led by Themistocles who used the narrowness of the strait against the opponent making them win that war.
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