History has some of the most interesting stories that have been the subject and theme of so many literary works. The way civilization has been documented ever since people learned how to read and write. Scripture is not only for the nourishment of spirituality but it also has documented so many wars and other events that have happened to such a young world.
Wars have always happened over the course of time that man has graced the earth. A notable one that is often taught in history class is the Greek Persian Wars. This happened around 499 BC. It all started when the Persians led by Cyrus the Great conquered a region in Greece called Ionia.
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.
Since Persia was already able to conquer many kingdoms, it was easy for them to increase the number of their forces. But this would also have made tactical training and strategy difficult. Greece, did not have this advantage but they highly valued strategy which placed them at an advantage. During a battle in Plataea, there were 6,400 Persians lost in battle while there were only 192 Greeks lost.
10 years later, the Persians returned to avenge their momentary defeat and were lead by Xerxes. This time their forces was much larger. You can guess that they believed in the strength in numbers than in actual strategy. This part of the war is very notable since there was blockbuster hit made for this part of history.
Greeks were aware of their disadvantage. But since they have always seen war as a necessary evil, the art of battle has been incorporated in their culture. It was not until the Sparta militia took over the command of the Greek army that they took the matter of both strategy and strength at a new level.
One battle was done somewhere near the sea and its geographical structure encouraged a surprise attack towards the Greek fleet. Greece received forewarning about this and was able to avoid the attack and went for the main Persian fleet. There was a storm coming but the Greeks knew this an they were already all on the shore when the storm strike. The Persians were not intuitive about the possibility of a storm at sea and lost a squadron due to this.
Here is the plot twist. There was a Greek traitor that guided the opposing troops around to pass behind the soldiers of Greece. This was after the battle of Thermopylae that transpired for two days. While the Persian forces had the advantage of important information, Greece had the great Spartan general, Leonidas. They fought to the death after the general has sent most soldiers to the south for safety.
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.
Wars have always happened over the course of time that man has graced the earth. A notable one that is often taught in history class is the Greek Persian Wars. This happened around 499 BC. It all started when the Persians led by Cyrus the Great conquered a region in Greece called Ionia.
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.
Since Persia was already able to conquer many kingdoms, it was easy for them to increase the number of their forces. But this would also have made tactical training and strategy difficult. Greece, did not have this advantage but they highly valued strategy which placed them at an advantage. During a battle in Plataea, there were 6,400 Persians lost in battle while there were only 192 Greeks lost.
10 years later, the Persians returned to avenge their momentary defeat and were lead by Xerxes. This time their forces was much larger. You can guess that they believed in the strength in numbers than in actual strategy. This part of the war is very notable since there was blockbuster hit made for this part of history.
Greeks were aware of their disadvantage. But since they have always seen war as a necessary evil, the art of battle has been incorporated in their culture. It was not until the Sparta militia took over the command of the Greek army that they took the matter of both strategy and strength at a new level.
One battle was done somewhere near the sea and its geographical structure encouraged a surprise attack towards the Greek fleet. Greece received forewarning about this and was able to avoid the attack and went for the main Persian fleet. There was a storm coming but the Greeks knew this an they were already all on the shore when the storm strike. The Persians were not intuitive about the possibility of a storm at sea and lost a squadron due to this.
Here is the plot twist. There was a Greek traitor that guided the opposing troops around to pass behind the soldiers of Greece. This was after the battle of Thermopylae that transpired for two days. While the Persian forces had the advantage of important information, Greece had the great Spartan general, Leonidas. They fought to the death after the general has sent most soldiers to the south for safety.
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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