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.
The battle between Persia and Greece was no less than epic. The Persians started conquering Greek City States when Anatolia, one of the places they tried to conquer rebelled and tried to fight back. The Greeks were defeated and their revolt did not succeed. The act itself though, was able to launch Athens and Eretria to send their own fleet.
There was an attack in Plataea with 10,000 Athenians had to face the opponent. The Persian army was vast in number and has always out numbered the Greeks. The Athenians had to win this attack with strategy and fighting technique. During this fight, 6,400 soldiers from the bigger group were lost while only 192 from the smaller one.
Persia decides to attack again 10 years after their loss in Plataea. During that battle they were lead by Cyrus the Great, this time his successor Xerxes, leads the forces. They were notorious for being very rich and lavish and since by then they had already conquered a lot of other places.
The Greeks from Sparta revolved around a military based culture which became huge advantage to their success as a nation during this war. Their methods were very next level and they have been trained in combat since they were small boys. Quality in this case trumps quantity.
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.
Northern Greeks joined Xerxes army marched south after their fleet attacked the Greek navy. They then proceeded to burn Athens at around September. Thankfully, the city was evacuated on time. During this time, there was still a battle going on in the Strait of Salamis. A strategy was devised by a Themistocles that lured the opponent army into the Strait. Persia lost since their opponent had better strategy and eventually retreating to Asia leaving many of their soldiers behind.
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.
The battle between Persia and Greece was no less than epic. The Persians started conquering Greek City States when Anatolia, one of the places they tried to conquer rebelled and tried to fight back. The Greeks were defeated and their revolt did not succeed. The act itself though, was able to launch Athens and Eretria to send their own fleet.
There was an attack in Plataea with 10,000 Athenians had to face the opponent. The Persian army was vast in number and has always out numbered the Greeks. The Athenians had to win this attack with strategy and fighting technique. During this fight, 6,400 soldiers from the bigger group were lost while only 192 from the smaller one.
Persia decides to attack again 10 years after their loss in Plataea. During that battle they were lead by Cyrus the Great, this time his successor Xerxes, leads the forces. They were notorious for being very rich and lavish and since by then they had already conquered a lot of other places.
The Greeks from Sparta revolved around a military based culture which became huge advantage to their success as a nation during this war. Their methods were very next level and they have been trained in combat since they were small boys. Quality in this case trumps quantity.
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.
Northern Greeks joined Xerxes army marched south after their fleet attacked the Greek navy. They then proceeded to burn Athens at around September. Thankfully, the city was evacuated on time. During this time, there was still a battle going on in the Strait of Salamis. A strategy was devised by a Themistocles that lured the opponent army into the Strait. Persia lost since their opponent had better strategy and eventually retreating to Asia leaving many of their soldiers behind.
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